# Bodhi (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/bodhi/  
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 | Sanskrit |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 14,854 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 14,292 / 562 (4% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 4,784, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Modern English usage from bodhi; influenced by characters in films and comics.

## 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, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 12 | 9,253 |
| 2012 | 9 | 11,421 |
| 2013 | 12 | 9,122 |
| 2014 | 6 | 14,885 |
| 2015 | 16 | 7,336 |
| 2016 | 37 | 4,005 |
| 2017 | 43 | 3,566 |
| 2018 | 60 | 2,815 |
| 2019 | 68 | 2,566 |
| 2020 | 49 | 3,189 |
| 2021 | 55 | 3,010 |
| 2022 | 50 | 3,224 |
| 2023 | 54 | 3,050 |
| 2024 | 37 | 3,976 |
| 2025 | 30 | 4,571 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 219 | 920 |
| 2012 | 238 | 880 |
| 2013 | 271 | 807 |
| 2014 | 436 | 612 |
| 2015 | 585 | 498 |
| 2016 | 921 | 361 |
| 2017 | 1,173 | 300 |
| 2018 | 1,090 | 312 |
| 2019 | 1,133 | 300 |
| 2020 | 1,153 | 295 |
| 2021 | 1,220 | 284 |
| 2022 | 1,125 | 300 |
| 2023 | 1,126 | 294 |
| 2024 | 1,117 | 301 |
| 2025 | 1,301 | 265 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | 5,785 |
| 2012 | 5 | 4,171 |
| 2014 | 6 | 3,514 |
| 2015 | 6 | 3,615 |
| 2016 | 14 | 2,008 |
| 2017 | 30 | 1,144 |
| 2018 | 27 | 1,234 |
| 2019 | 14 | 1,940 |
| 2020 | 28 | 1,164 |
| 2021 | 23 | 1,351 |
| 2022 | 31 | 1,081 |
| 2023 | 40 | 888 |
| 2024 | 28 | 1,198 |
| 2025 | 18 | 1,639 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 30 | 944 |
| 2012 | 55 | 634 |
| 2013 | 53 | 637 |
| 2014 | 118 | 355 |
| 2015 | 152 | 305 |
| 2016 | 248 | 225 |
| 2017 | 370 | 156 |
| 2018 | 282 | 188 |
| 2019 | 271 | 192 |
| 2020 | 357 | 152 |
| 2021 | 404 | 140 |
| 2022 | 513 | 108 |
| 2023 | 532 | 100 |
| 2024 | 561 | 97 |
| 2025 | 470 | 115 |

## People named Bodhi

- Bodhi Elfman, American actor

## 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.