Given name & surname
Bodin
“one who brings news; a herald”·“one who provides shelter or is sheltered”
Bodin 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
Bodin 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
Bodin is a variant of Boden. Boden has been associated with French and Scandinavian naming traditions. In English use, Bodin is an affectionate form of Bodo. An origin associated with Bodo is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Bodin is an affectionate form of Bodo.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bodin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 354
- 354 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 40
- #3,043 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +42%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 40 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,043 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 41.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Iowa and Oregon shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 237 as a first name in 2020; 1,972 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.
Bodin’s family of names
In English usage, Bodin is an affectionate form of Bodo. Bodin has a related form in Boden. In French usage, Bodin as a surname has a related form in Beaudin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Bodin
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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