Given name & surname
Bodie
“one who brings news; a herald”·“one who provides shelter or is sheltered”
Bodie 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
Bodie 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
Bodie is a variant of Boden. Boden has been associated with French and Scandinavian naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bodie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,704
- 8,595 boys · 109 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 1,268 babies
- 2025
- 1,268
- #275 for boys · #6,160 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +153%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,249 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 275 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 153.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 19 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (84). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,767 as a first name in 2020; 2,114 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.
Bodie’s family of names
Bodie has a related form in Boden. In English usage, Bodie has a related form in Bodi. In English usage, Bodie as a surname has a related form in BODDIE.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Bodie
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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