Spellings

Bodhi or Bodie?

In the US in 2025, 46% of babies in this name family were spelled Bodhi and 44% Bodie. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Bodhi46% of the family1,301 born in 2025#265 among boys×2 since 2015Bodie44% of the family1,249 born in 2025#275 among boys×6 since 2015Bohdi5% of the family136 born in 2025#1,366 among boys×7 since 2015Bodi5% of the family127 born in 2025#1,421 among boys×3 since 2015

Ten years ago

Bodhi already led in 2015, with 68% of the family's births; it has 46% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 858 to 2,813 births (×3).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Bodhi5851,301×2
Bodie2151,249×6
Bohdi20136×7
Bodi38127×3

How they sound

All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈboʊdi/ (BOH-dee). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.

In France

None of these spellings is given in France often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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