Bodhi
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Bodhi
Bodhi is a Sanskrit name translated as "enlightenment" or "awakening" which relates to a Buddhist concept, wherein Bodhi is synonymous with the state of nirvana, being freed from hate, greed and ego. The Bodhi tree is a large fig tree under which the founder of Buddhism received enlightenment. Spelling variations include Bodie and Bode.
Bodhi for boys#265 US
Bodhi has recently been appearing as a baby name in the American celebrisphere, first heard via Bodhi Elfman, husband of Jenna. Since then it has been used by four celebrity couples as the first name for their sons, and celebrity chef Tom Colicchio as the middle name for his boy, Luka. Carly Simon and James Taylor have a grandson named Bodhi. And who remembers that it was the name of the Patrick Swayze character in the 1991 film "Point Break"?
As opposed to some other religious and spiritual names, Bodhi has an upbeat, friendly feel, similar to that of Brody and Cody.
A Top 300 name in the US, it ranks in the Top 100 in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.
Bodhi for girls#4571 US
Bodhi relates to the Buddhist concept of enlightenment and has been a hot baby name in recent years, most notably for boys. Sunny yet calm, Bodhi conveys a state of being free from hatred and greed and also connects to the sacred fig tree in India, under which the founder of Buddhism received enlightenment.
Celebrities especially seem to love Bodhi — Megan Fox, Oliver Hudson, and Stacy Keibler all have sons with the name. Nikki Reed and Ian Somerholder used Bodhi for their daughter Bodhi Soleil in 2017, and it has increased in popularity for girls since then, though not as much as you might expect.
Given to 37 girls compared to more than 1100 boys in the US in a recent year — less than four percent of all Bodhis born — alternative spellings Bodee and Bodie were also predominantly used for boys. In England and Wales, Bodhi did make a brief appearance in the Top 1000 for girls back in 2023, but dropped back out of it by the following year.
Pronounced BOH-dee.
As of October 2026, Bodhi ranked #265 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #43.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #612 | 436 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #498 | 585 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #361 | 920 | #4,002 | 37 |
| 2017 | #300 | 1,173 | #3,564 | 43 |
| 2018 | #312 | 1,090 | #2,813 | 60 |
| 2019 | #300 | 1,133 | #2,566 | 68 |
| 2020 | #295 | 1,152 | #3,188 | 49 |
| 2021 | #284 | 1,220 | #3,041 | 54 |
| 2022 | #301 | 1,124 | #3,221 | 50 |
| 2023 | #294 | 1,125 | #3,099 | 53 |
| 2024 | #302 | 1,110 | #3,963 | 37 |
| 2025 | #265 | 1,301 | #4,571 | 30 |
World rankings
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Famous Bodhis
- Bodhi Pine ElfmanBoy
American actor
- Bodhi JonesBoy
Canadian singer,songwriter
- Bodhi Sporleder (b. 2004)Boy
son of actor Gregory Sporleder
- Bodhi Russell Silberling (b. 2005)Boy
son of director Brad Silberling and actress Amy Brenneman
- Bodhi Taylor Bragonier (b. 2007)Boy
son of singer Sally Taylor and Dean Bragonier; grandson of singers James Taylor and Carly Simon
- Bodhi Hawn Hudson (b. 2010)Boy
son of actors Oliver Hudson and Erinn Bartlett, grandson of actress Goldie Hawn
- Bodhi Lukather (b. 2010)Boy
son of actress Shawn Batten and singer Steve Lukather of Toto
- Bodhi Phoenix Croft (b. 2014)Boy
son of actors Jamie Croft and Saskia Burmeister
- Bodhi Ransom Green (b. 2014)Boy
son of actors Megan Fox & Brian Austin Green
- Bodhi Rain Palmer (b. 2014)Boy
son of actors Teresa Palmer and Mark Webber
- Bodhi Ryan Miller (b. 2015)Boy
son of ice hockey player Ryan Miller
- Bodhi Burton Jenner (b. 2016)Boy
son of Burt Jenner, grandson of reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner
- Bodhi Cruz Blackley (b. 2016)Boy
son of baseball player Travis Blackley
- Bodhi Fox Talansky (b. 2017)Boy
son of cyclist Andrew Talansky
- Bodhi Robert Buckley (b. 2018)Boy
son of actor AJ Buckley, twin of brother Ranger Joseph
- Bodhi Brooks Pobre (b. 2018)Boy
son of actress Stacy Keibler
- Luka Bodhi Colicchio (b. 2009)Boy
son of celebrity chef Tom Colicchio
Bodhi in pop culture
- BodhiBoy
character in the "Riley Bloom" series by Alyson Noel
- BodhiBoy
main character in the movie "Point Break"
- "Bodhi and Friends: Space SquadBoy
" Chinese animated series
- Bodhi RookBoy
character in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"