Bodee
Short and brave fighter originating from Old English surname.
Name Census estimates that about 682 living Americans carry the first name Bodee. It is a predominantly male name (99.3% of registrations). The average person named Bodee today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Bodee births was 2024 (57 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Bodee. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Bodee with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
682
~ 1 in 502,572 Americans
Peak year
2024
57 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,419
Tracked since 1992
Census
Bodee in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 485 people with the first name Bodee, which placed it at #21,067 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#21,067
National first-name rank
People counted
485
485 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
89.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Bodee
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Bodee is White at 89.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (4.9%) and Two or More Races (3.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Bodee described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Bodee at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White89.1% · 432
- Hispanic or Latino4.9% · 24
- Two or more races3.5% · 17
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.1% · 10
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 2
Gender
Gender distribution for Bodee
Out of the 688 babies given the name Bodee since 1880, 99.3% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Bodee as a male name
- Ranked #2,419 in 2024
- 57 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (57 births)
Bodee as a female name
- Ranked #16,985 in 2014
- 5 female births in 2014
- Peak: 2014 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Bodee leans strongly male. 459 people counted with this name were male (94.6%), compared with 26 female bearers (5.4%).
Popularity
Bodee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Bodee from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 262 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Bodee remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Bodee by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Bodee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Bodees live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Utah, Texas, Idaho recorded the most babies named Bodee, while Idaho, Texas, Utah recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 18 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Bodee
The name Bodee is believed to have its origins in the Germanic languages, specifically Old Norse and Old English. It is thought to be derived from the Old Norse word "boði," meaning "messenger" or "herald," or the Old English word "boda," which also translates to "messenger."
In Old Norse and Old English cultures, the role of a messenger or herald was highly revered. These individuals were responsible for delivering important messages and announcements, often on behalf of rulers, chieftains, or other influential figures. As such, the name Bodee may have initially been bestowed upon individuals who served in this esteemed capacity.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Bodee can be traced back to the 9th and 10th centuries in various historical records and manuscripts from the Anglo-Saxon period in England and the Viking Age in Scandinavia. However, it is important to note that spellings and variations of the name may have existed, as standardized spelling conventions were not widely adopted until much later.
One of the earliest known individuals to bear the name Bodee was Bodee the Venerable, a renowned English scholar and monk who lived in the late 7th and early 8th centuries. Bodee the Venerable is recognized for his significant contributions to the field of history and his extensive writings on the ecclesiastical and secular affairs of his time.
Another notable figure was Bodee the Brave, a Viking warrior and explorer who is said to have accompanied the famous Norse explorer Leif Erikson on his voyages to Vinland (present-day Newfoundland, Canada) around the year 1000 CE. Bodee the Brave's exploits were documented in various Icelandic sagas, which celebrated his bravery and adventurous spirit.
In the 12th century, there was Bodee of Ghent, a Flemish scholar and clergyman who made significant contributions to the field of philosophy and theology. His treatises and writings on religious and philosophical topics were widely circulated and influential during the Middle Ages.
During the Renaissance period, Bodee da Montefeltro was an Italian painter and architect who lived in the 15th century. He was renowned for his frescoes and architectural designs, many of which can still be admired in various cities across Italy.
Another individual of historical significance was Bodee the Navigator, a Portuguese explorer who played a crucial role in the early voyages of exploration and discovery during the Age of Exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries. His expertise in navigation and cartography contributed greatly to the expansion of Europe's knowledge of the world at that time.
People
Bodee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Bodee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Bodee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bodee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 682 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Bodee going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 502,572 US residents.
Is Bodee a common name?
We classify Bodee as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 688 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Bodee most popular?
The single biggest year for Bodee was 2024, when 57 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Bodee is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Bodee in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 485 people with the name Bodee, or 0.16 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #21,067 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Bodee in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Bodee?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Bodee leans strongly male. 459 people counted with this name were male (94.6%), compared with 26 female bearers (5.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Bodee?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Bodee is White at 89.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (4.9%) and Two or More Races (3.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Bodee most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Bodee in the 2020 Census, accounting for 89.1% (432 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Bodee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Bodee a male name?
Yes, 99.3% of people registered as Bodee in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Bodee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Bodee in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Bodee can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Bodee?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Bodee, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.