Bodhi

#4,546 for girls in 2025, 30 births · #265 for boys in 2025, 1,301 births
Given to boys 96.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
2025 · 1,301 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
14,292
since 1976

Bodhi over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Bodhi has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202017boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#4,54630#2651,301
2024#3,96337#3011,117
2023#3,04754#2941,126
2022#3,22050#3001,125
2021#3,00255#2841,220
2020#3,17949#2951,153
2019#2,56168#3001,133
2018#2,81060#3121,090
2017#3,55243#3001,173
2016#3,99637#361921
2015#7,26616#498585
2014#14,5586#612436
2013#9,03612#806271
2012#11,2579#880238
2011#9,15012#919219
2010#16,9925#904225
2009#15,2426#1,241144
2008#13,8327#1,263138
2007—#1,350124
2006—#1,460105
2005#14,5026#1,83870
2004—#2,13155
2003—#2,26947
2002—#2,09251
2001—#2,61836
2000—#4,20418
1999—#2,93928
1998—#3,09225
1997—#2,98125
1996—#3,67818
1995—#4,50813
1994—#4,09415
1993—#3,50118
1992—#4,11414
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1976—#5,5875
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First appearance
1976

The first year at least five boys were named Bodhi! It came in at #5,587, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1976–1991, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Bodhi is popular in 2017

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #198 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 606 boysAKMaine: #170 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 534 boysMEVermont: #97 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 253 boysVTNew Hampshire: #173 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 614 boysNHWashington: #260 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,077 boysWAIdaho: #203 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 659 boysIDMontana: #159 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 453 boysMTNorth Dakota: #210 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 675 boysNDMinnesota: #342 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,593 boysMNIllinois: #462 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,580 boysILWisconsin: #287 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,238 boysWIMichigan: #421 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,321 boysMINew York: #427 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,567 boysNYMassachusetts: #273 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,372 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Bodhi, so not publishedRIOregon: #182 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 695 boysORNevada: #290 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,192 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Bodhi, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #244 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 787 boysSDIowa: #249 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 991 boysIAIndiana: #324 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,498 boysINOhio: #266 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,242 boysOHPennsylvania: #294 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,532 boysPANew Jersey: #337 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,702 boysNJConnecticut: #334 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,756 boysCTCalifornia: #234 for boys · 200 births · 1 in 1,079 boysCAUtah: #235 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 924 boysUTColorado: #159 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 601 boysCONebraska: #266 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 977 boysNEMissouri: #261 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,133 boysMOKentucky: #258 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,082 boysKYWest Virginia: #258 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,071 boysWVVirginia: #254 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,164 boysVAMaryland: #294 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,395 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Bodhi, so not publishedDEArizona: #245 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 989 boysAZNew Mexico: #266 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,012 boysNMKansas: #329 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,368 boysKSArkansas: #378 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,714 boysARTennessee: #380 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,909 boysTNNorth Carolina: #268 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,194 boysNCSouth Carolina: #321 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,500 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #235 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 867 boysDCOklahoma: #402 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,758 boysOKLouisiana: #448 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,169 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Bodhi, so not publishedMSAlabama: #728 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,574 boysALGeorgia: #442 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,440 boysGAHawaii: #101 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 326 boysHITexas: #402 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 2,122 boysTXFlorida: #282 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 1,422 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Vermont#97 · 1 in 253
  2. Hawaii#101 · 1 in 326
  3. Montana#159 · 1 in 453
  4. Colorado#159 · 1 in 601
  5. Maine#170 · 1 in 534

Best ever in a state: #54 in Montana, 2021.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#9761 in 253
Hawaii#101131 in 326
Colorado#159441 in 601
Montana#15981 in 453
Maine#17081 in 534
New Hampshire#17371 in 614
Oregon#182251 in 695
Alaska#19851 in 606
Idaho#203121 in 659
North Dakota#21061 in 675
California#2342001 in 1,079
District of Columbia#23551 in 867
Utah#235221 in 924
South Dakota#24451 in 787
Arizona#245351 in 989
Iowa#249151 in 991
Virginia#254351 in 1,164
Kentucky#258201 in 1,082
West Virginia#25871 in 1,071
Washington#260331 in 1,077
Missouri#261271 in 1,133
Nebraska#266101 in 977
New Mexico#26681 in 1,012
Ohio#266471 in 1,242
North Carolina#268431 in 1,194
Massachusetts#273211 in 1,372
Florida#282681 in 1,422
Wisconsin#287211 in 1,238
Nevada#290111 in 1,192
Maryland#294191 in 1,395
Pennsylvania#294381 in 1,532
South Carolina#321141 in 1,500
Indiana#324231 in 1,498
Kansas#329111 in 1,368
Connecticut#33481 in 1,756
New Jersey#337241 in 1,702
Minnesota#342171 in 1,593
Arkansas#37881 in 1,714
Tennessee#380191 in 1,909
Oklahoma#402111 in 1,758
Texas#402831 in 2,122
Michigan#421201 in 2,321
New York#427381 in 2,567
Georgia#442221 in 2,440
Louisiana#448111 in 2,169
Illinois#462241 in 2,580
Alabama#72851 in 4,574
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Bodhi
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 36 spots since 2024 (#301 → #265)
  • 30 spots since 2020 (#295 → #265)
  • 233 spots since 2015 (#498 → #265)
  • Biggest jump: 337 spots in 2010 (#1,241 → #904)
  • Biggest drop: 16 spots in 2022 (#284 → #300)
Rise & fade · boys
49 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1976
  • Peaked 2025 at #265 (1,301 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 16 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 16 yrs · run 2010–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,313
  • Highest: 1 in 1,313 boys born in 2025 were named Bodhi (0.08%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
  • 49.3% of all boys named Bodhi (7,042) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s15#5,587 (1976)#5,829
1980s0——
1990s156#2,939 (1999)#3,613
2000s788#1,241 (2009)#2,047
2010s6,291#300 (2017)#589
2020s7,042#265 (2025)#290

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Bodhi in 2017

girls
#3,552
43 births · 1 in 40,150 girls
boys
#300
1,173 births · 1 in 1,578 boys

Top girls' names in 2017

  1. #1Emma19,873
  2. #2Olivia18,778
  3. #3Ava16,017
  4. #4Isabella15,263
  5. #5Sophia14,947
  6. #6Mia13,521
  7. #7Charlotte12,969
  8. #8Amelia11,870
  9. #9Evelyn10,748
  10. #10Abigail10,645
  11. #3,552Bodhi43

Top boys' names in 2017

  1. #1Liam18,874
  2. #2Noah18,507
  3. #3William15,046
  4. #4James14,362
  5. #5Logan14,061
  6. #6Benjamin13,858
  7. #7Mason13,602
  8. #8Elijah13,449
  9. #9Jacob13,269
  10. #10Oliver13,224
  11. #300Bodhi1,173
More about 2017

girls

1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 40,150 of them was named Bodhi, which outranked 80.7% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bodhi
  1. #3,479Veera44
  2. #3,479Venice44
  3. #3,479Zissy44
  4. #3,552Bodhi43
  5. #3,552Aaniyah43
  6. #3,552Adison43
  7. #3,552Ailen43
  8. #3,627Aalia42
  9. #3,627Aashvi42
  10. #3,627Aayat42

Tied with 74 names at #3,552; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,443Ensley#2,412 → #969
  2. ↑ 1,020Oaklynn#1,908 → #888
  3. ↑ 842Dream#1,667 → #825
  4. ↑ 749Oaklyn#1,425 → #676
  5. ↑ 717Melania#1,649 → #932
Fallers
  1. ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
  2. ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
  3. ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
  4. ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
  5. ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,850,956 boys got a published name in 2017; 1 in 1,578 of them was named Bodhi, which outranked 97.9% of the 14,262 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bodhi
  1. #297Cristian1,184
  2. #298Titus1,182
  3. #299Lane1,178
  4. #300Bodhi1,173
  5. #301Jett1,172
  6. #302Ricardo1,168
  7. #302Travis1,168
Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
  1. ↑ 497Wells#1,413 → #916
  2. ↑ 419Kairo#1,221 → #802
  3. ↑ 339Caspian#1,199 → #860
  4. ↑ 313Colson#1,049 → #736
  5. ↑ 311Kace#1,183 → #872
Fallers
  1. ↓ 415Riaan#861 → #1,276
  2. ↓ 292Chevy#980 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 245Kylo#904 → #1,149
  4. ↓ 226Braeden#993 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 194Kamdyn#809 → #1,003

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2017 →