How Many People Are Named Bode?
An estimated 4,374 people in the United States have the first name Bode. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Bode peaked in popularity in 2024 with 312 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bode as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bode paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Bode is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
4,374
About 1 in 78,362 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2024
312 births
Total Registered
4,410
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bode
Bode is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,410 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bode as a male name
Ranked #804 in 2024
312 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (312 births)
Bode: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bode span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,147 babies were registered. While Bode is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Bode by Decade
How has Bode tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bode by State
Birth registrations for Bode span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Colorado, Minnesota. The lowest are in Maryland, District of Columbia, Montana. On average, about 85 Bodes were registered per state.
Bode + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bode as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bode
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bode: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bode?
We estimate approximately 4,374 people named Bode are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 78,362 Americans share this first name.
Is Bode a common name?
Bode is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,410 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bode most popular?
Bode reached peak popularity in 2024, when 312 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bode is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bode a male name?
Bode is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bode Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bode Smith, Bode Johnson, Bode Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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