# Bode (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/bode/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “messenger”, “booth”, “small house” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 4,759 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 4,759 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 145, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

* As a Dutch and German surname, from bode (“messenger”). * As a German and Danish surname, from the name Bodo, derived from Old Saxon bodo (“messenger”), related to above. * As a Dutch and German surname, from Bude (“booth, small house”).

## What it means

Bode is grouped under angel.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 191 | 1,010 |
| 2012 | 166 | 1,113 |
| 2013 | 116 | 1,427 |
| 2014 | 295 | 783 |
| 2015 | 264 | 850 |
| 2016 | 203 | 1,007 |
| 2017 | 171 | 1,121 |
| 2018 | 231 | 922 |
| 2019 | 223 | 957 |
| 2020 | 280 | 821 |
| 2021 | 290 | 824 |
| 2022 | 236 | 959 |
| 2023 | 218 | 1,008 |
| 2024 | 313 | 806 |
| 2025 | 347 | 748 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13 | 1,724 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2,892 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3,315 |
| 2014 | 10 | 2,079 |
| 2015 | 9 | 2,319 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4,023 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4,812 |
| 2018 | 7 | 2,693 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3,937 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2,960 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2,493 |
| 2022 | 11 | 2,018 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2,160 |
| 2024 | 14 | 1,758 |
| 2025 | 14 | 1,798 |

## People named Bode

- Bode Miller, American alpine ski racer
- Bode Hidalgo, American soccer player

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.