Mostly girls
Klinkaara
Sanskrit
“one who is cleansing”
Mostly boys · Sanskrit
Bodhi
“awakening, enlightenment”
Say it BOH-deePronunciation may vary by region.
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The story behind the name
Meet Bodhi.
US birth records for 2025 list 30 girls named Bodhi (rank #4,571) and 1,301 boys named Bodhi (rank #265).
For girls, the recorded count fell from 37 in 2024 to 30 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count rose from 1,117 in 2024 to 1,301 in 2025.
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A little perspective
How popular is Bodhi?
Girls · 2025#4,57130 recorded births
Boys · 2025#2651,301 recorded births
Recorded US births over time
● Girls● Boys
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| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 265 | 1,301 |
| 2025 | Girls | 4,571 | 30 |
| 2024 | Boys | 301 | 1,117 |
| 2024 | Girls | 3,976 | 37 |
| 2023 | Boys | 294 | 1,126 |
| 2023 | Girls | 3,050 | 54 |
| 2022 | Boys | 300 | 1,125 |
| 2022 | Girls | 3,224 | 50 |
| 2021 | Boys | 284 | 1,220 |
| 2021 | Girls | 3,010 | 55 |
| 2020 | Boys | 295 | 1,153 |
| 2020 | Girls | 3,189 | 49 |
| 2019 | Boys | 300 | 1,133 |
| 2019 | Girls | 2,566 | 68 |
| 2018 | Boys | 312 | 1,090 |
| 2018 | Girls | 2,815 | 60 |
| 2017 | Boys | 300 | 1,173 |
| 2017 | Girls | 3,566 | 43 |
| 2016 | Boys | 361 | 921 |
| 2016 | Girls | 4,005 | 37 |
| 2015 | Boys | 498 | 585 |
| 2015 | Girls | 7,336 | 16 |
| 2014 | Boys | 612 | 436 |
| 2014 | Girls | 14,885 | 6 |
Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.
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