Given name & surname
Bodi
“one who brings news; a herald”·“one who provides shelter or is sheltered”
Bodi is a variant of Boden. Interpretations include “one who brings news; a herald” and “one who provides shelter or is sheltered”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bodi is a variant of Boden. Interpretations include “one who brings news; a herald” and “one who provides shelter or is sheltered”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Bodi is a variant of Boden. Boden has been associated with French and Scandinavian naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Bodi as a surname developed from Bódizsár.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bodi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,028
- 1,028 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 127 babies
- 2025
- 127
- #1,421 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +31%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 127 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,421 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 31.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 609 as a first name in 2020; 790 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bodi’s family of names
In English usage, Bodi as a surname developed from Bódizsár. Bodi has a related form in Boden. In English usage, Bodi has a related form in Bodie.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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