Boys' name · since 1976
Bodhi
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 14,292 babies named Bodhi, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,002 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #265 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,292
- born since 1976
- 2020s
- peak decade
14,292 babies have been named Bodhi since 1976, making it today's #265 boys' name.
Bodhi has 14,292 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #265 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #1,002 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #265 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 14,292 born since 1976
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bodhi ranks #1,002 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #265 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 14,292 born since 1976, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,002 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #265 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,292
- born since 1976
- 2020s
- peak decade
Bodhi's 14,292 recorded births place it above 97.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Bodhi compares
14,292 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Bodhi's all-time total is 39x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bodhi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,292 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,301 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bodhi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bodhi's full recorded timeline at 2007, 96% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 4% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 1,301 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bodhi popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,301
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Bodhi popularity over time - girls
562 total births recorded since 2005 (Bodhi as girls' name)
Bodhi by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (7,042 births, 49% of the file).
2020s was Bodhi's strongest decade.
7,042 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Bodhi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1990s 156
1990s
156 births
- 2000s 788
2000s
788 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,291 births
- 2020s
2020s
7,042 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 7,042 births (49% of all-time use).
How Bodhi 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 Bodhi's total volume
Bodhi by state
Where Bodhi concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,323 | 16.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 756 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 718 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Washington | | 570 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 530 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 506 | 3.5% |
| #7 | New York | | 506 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 469 | 3.3% |
2,323 of 14,292 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Bodhi appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bodhi's data
- California records the most Bodhis (2,323 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 Bodhi: 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 (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Bodhi 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.