Baby name
RISING
🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Bodie
/BOH · dee/
Meaning
“Possibly awakening or enlightenment”
Bodie's origin is disputed. It is most often used today as a variant of Bodhi, the Sanskrit word for spiritual awakening or enlightenment in Buddhism. It can also be traced to a Scottish or French surname (a variant of Body, Boddy or Boddie, or of Bodi and Beaudin) that was later adopted as a given name. Bodie is also the name of a ghost town in Mono County, California.
Vibe
coollaid-back
How it ages.
A modern, casual pick that's climbing steadily in popularity, a good fit for today's short, breezy boy names.
The cultural moment.
Bodie is climbing quickly in the United States, rising from #979 in 2014 to #275 in 2025; in England and Wales it ranked #438 in 2025.