Bode

What Bode means

Means “messenger”

As a Dutch and German surname, from bode (“messenger”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Bode” (revision 92231877), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Bode?

US: Rising: up from #850 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #2319 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 347 boys got the name (#748 that year). First in the US records in 1998.

How common

• About 1 in 4,922 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 19,424 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in NH (2.0 per 1,000 boys), ME (1.82 per 1,000 boys), WV (0.81 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Bode is #748 in the US and #1798 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Bode were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Boyd78 US
• Bohde14 US
• Bud12 US
• Boede5 US
• Bede0 US · 3 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Bode

Boys

• Xander#259Diminutive of Alexander, meaning “to defend + man”^*
• Owen#31Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #31 vs #170 in 2025
• Kayden#135Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1989, with 6 babies
• Cohen#225Editor’s note Up from #336 in 2015 to #225 in 2025 in the US
• Julian#25“Roman personal name”^*
• Cooper#27Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 2025

For a sister

• Emersyn#138Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #138 vs #3,705 in 2025
• Ava#11Editor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records
• Mia#6Editor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records
• Leila#259Editor’s note Steady in the US: #247 in 2015 and #259 in 2025
• Sofia#9“wisdom, especially divine wisdom”^*
• Ella#29Short form of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Bode’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.