Boys' name · since 1998
Bode
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 4,759 babies named Bode, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,842 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #748 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,759
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
4,759 babies have been named Bode since 1998, making it today's #748 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Bode recorded 4,759 times among boys since 1998, holding rank #748 nationally today, ahead of 95% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #1,842 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #748 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,759 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bode ranks #1,842 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #748 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,759 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,842 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #748 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,759
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bode's 4,759 recorded births place it above 95.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Bode compares
4,759 Top 13% higher than 87% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bode's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bode | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,759 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 347 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bode's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bode's full recorded timeline at 2012, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 347 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bode popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 347
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Bode by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,147 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Bode's strongest decade.
2,147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Bode births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
913 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,147 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,684 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,147 births (45% of all-time use).
How Bode compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Bode's total volume
Bode by state
Where Bode concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 362 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Colorado | | 270 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 250 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Utah | | 238 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 213 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 199 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Washington | | 169 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 153 | 3.2% |
362 of 4,759 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Bode appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bode's data
- Bode's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,147 total births) through the 2020s (1,684) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Bodes (362 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bode: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bode draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.