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Bodhi

Bodhi: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“awakening, enlightenment”
Origin
Sanskrit
Say it
BOH-dee · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (96% of all uses)

Bodhi is a Sanskrit and Buddhist term meaning spiritual awakening or enlightenment. As a personal name it reflects Buddhist religious vocabulary rather than an ancient traditional given name.

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How popular is Bodhi?

2024345 per million US babies
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Babies named Bodhi in 20241,147

2024 rank#303 boys

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 188013,510

Bodhi is rising: use over the last five years is 4.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Bodhi

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Bodiesurname use; origin uncertain · English
  • Arjunbright, white · Sanskrit
  • Aaravpeaceful; calm · Sanskrit
  • Avyaaneloquent; without imperfections · Sanskrit
  • Aryannoble · Sanskrit
  • Rohanascending · Sanskrit
  • Vihaandawn, morning · Sanskrit
  • Ishaansun; lord, ruler · Sanskrit

Bodhi questions

What does the name Bodhi mean?

Bodhi means "awakening, enlightenment". It comes from Sanskrit. Bodhi is a Sanskrit and Buddhist term meaning spiritual awakening or enlightenment. As a personal name it reflects Buddhist religious vocabulary rather than an ancient traditional given name.

Is Bodhi a boy or girl name?

Bodhi is mainly a boy's name in US records (96% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Bodhi?

1,147 US babies were named Bodhi in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Bodhi?

Bodhi is usually pronounced BOH-dee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.