Bodey
Boy name · #2864 in 2025 · Uniqueness 56/100
Bodey ranks #2864 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 44 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #3149, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 40,909 boys born in 2025 was named Bodey.
The 33-year story
Bodey first appears in the Social Security records in 1992, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 44 babies and a rank of #2833. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Bodey per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Bodey in class?
Bodey scores 56 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Bodey is most common
State-level data for Bodey is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Bodey
Statistically, parents drawn to Bodey tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Atley, Bray, Mikey, Adley, and Mendy.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Bodey | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | #2833 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4072 |
| 2023 | 40 | #3055 |
| 2022 | 28 | #3879 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4011 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3811 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5153 |
| 2018 | 26 | #3993 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4746 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4470 |
| 2015 | 36 | #3149 |
| 2014 | 25 | #4014 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4463 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5035 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3605 |
| 2010 | 41 | #2874 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4278 |
| 2008 | 22 | #4395 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4808 |
| 2006 | 26 | #3782 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5578 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7536 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4276 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3909 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10556 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Bodey a popular boy name?
Bodey ranked #2864 among boys in 2025 with 44 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3149.
When was the name Bodey most popular?
Bodey peaked in 2025, when 44 American boys received the name (ranked #2833 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Bodey?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 40,909 newborn American boys was named Bodey. It scores 56/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.