Bodie is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Bodie means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Bodie across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Bodie has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Bodie is a boy name of Scandinavian origin meaning “shelter or messenger”. A variant of Bodhi or a form derived from Norse names.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 8,704 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 654 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 9 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 11 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Bodie per year, United States (1920 to 2025). United States peaked in 2025 (1,268/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2025 (93/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2023 (6/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2021 (4/yr).
Bodie has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2025, when it ranked #524 nationally (given to 1,364 babies that year).
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