Bodhi
A unisex name of Sanskrit origin, meaning awakening or enlightenment.
How Bodhi has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #498 |
| 2016 | #362 |
| 2017 | #300 |
| 2018 | #312 |
| 2019 | #299 |
| 2020 | #295 |
| 2021 | #284 |
| 2022 | #301 |
| 2023 | #296 |
| 2024 | #302 |
| 2025 | #265 |
Bodhi by the numbers
In 2025, 470 babies in England and Wales were named Bodhi. In the US, 1,195 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Names that come from Bodhi
Forms of Bodhi in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Bodhi. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Names about as common as Bodhi
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