US rank #4145 Boys' name Peak 2010 598 births

Bodey — #4145 US boys' name

598 babies named Bodey in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s272000s1682010s2562020s147
#4145
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 71% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Bodey was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

41 babies were named Bodey in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bodey

The Social Security Administration has registered 598 babies named Bodey between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bodey currently holds the #4145 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bodey performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 256 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Bodey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Bodey in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bodey in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 598 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bodey at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

598

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2010

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,145

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bodey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
41
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200420001992 5

Bodey by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
256 births that decade — 43% of Bodey's all-time total
1990s272000s1682010s2562020s147

Bodey by state

Where Bodey concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Bodey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
11 1.8%
#2 California
5 0.8%
Ohio share of Bodey's total US births 1.8%
Even split

11 of 598 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bodey?
598 babies have been named Bodey since 1992. It currently ranks #4145 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 41 births.
When was Bodey most popular?
Bodey was most popular in the 2010s decade with 256 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Bodey most popular?
The top states for the name Bodey are Ohio (11 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Bodey been used?
Bodey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bodey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bodhi, Bodie, Boden, Bode, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1992–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.