Bode

“Messenger; or booth, small house” — German/Dutch origin

Boy's name · #748 in the US (2025) · Trending

Bode is climbing: on the charts since 1998, it reached #748 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 350 boys given the name last year. Roughly 4,800 have carried it all-time. In Maine it runs about 8× its national rate. Bode climbed in 2014, possibly helped by skier Bode Miller’s performance at that year’s Winter Olympics.

Around the world: about 1 in 8,400 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 19,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 30 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Bodes

Bode Miller — American alpine ski racer
Bode George — Nigerian politician
Bode Hidalgo — American soccer player
Bode Thomas — Nigerian politician
Bode Akindele — Nigerian billionaire Industrialist

What Bodes become

Among 22 notable people named Bode:

No single standout — notable Bodes spread across many fields.

Similar names: Boden · Dutton · Bodie · Zade · Westyn · Boone

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