boy (SSA Category)Sanskrit OriginUS Rank #265 in 2025

Bodhi

Alternative forms & variants: Bode

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Awakening, spiritual enlightenment, supreme understanding”

Linguistic heritage: Sanskrit / Pali

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:BOH-dee

IPA (US English):/ˈboʊdi/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity20251,301 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#2651,331 births in 2025

Total US Registrations14,854Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio96% MaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1995 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2025 (1,301 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1995

Recent 2025 Level1,301 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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