Bodhi

Where Bodhi comes from

Modern English usage from bodhi; influenced by characters in films and comics.
— Wiktionary's entry for Bodhi
  • Sanskrit
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1969
    Bodhi Elfman born
    American actor
  2. 1976
    First appearance
    #5,587 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 2025
    Peak, #265
    1,301 babies named Bodhi — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Sanskrit.
Namesakes
  • Bodhi Elfman · American actor, born 1969

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.