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The baby name Bode is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈboʊdi/ — "BOH-dee".

Bode is Germanic in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Germanic
Pronunciation: /ˈboʊdi/ — "BOH-dee"

What is the meaning of the name Bode ?

The baby name Bode is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈboʊdi/ — "BOH-dee".

Bode is Germanic in Origin.

Bode is a masculine given name and surname with Germanic roots. As a personal name it traces to Old High German Bodo/Boto, from the element bod/bot “message, command,” hence “messenger” or “herald”; Dutch bode shares the same sense. The surname Bode also arose independently in northern Germany and the Low Countries, sometimes denoting someone living by the Bode River in the Harz.

Used as Bodo in medieval Frankish and German records - borne by clerics and nobles - the form Bode remained rare in the Anglophone world until the late 20th century. Its modern U.S. visibility owes much to champion skier Bode Miller, which also encouraged the sound-alike spelling Bodie. Variants and related forms include Bodo (German), Bodie and Bodee (English respellings), and the nickname Bo. Note that Bodhi, though frequently confused with Bode, is Sanskrit for “enlightenment” and unrelated etymologically.

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Bode – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
KW 0 #120 2 5,216
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
Sweden Boys 2019 #183 2 1,462
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
EG Boys 0 #210 2,189 15,035
NG 0 #223 42 5,926
AL Girls 0 #226 2 4,141
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
GR Boys 0 #272 2 6,912
Canada Boys 2024 #288 19 2,588
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
SA 0 #306 7 10,560
DK Girls 0 #326 4 7,429
DK Boys 0 #330 3 7,401
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
EG 0 #356 45 6,387
SD Girls 0 #357 2 7,678
BR 0 #359 2 5,969
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
JO Boys 0 #365 13 7,057
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
OM Girls 0 #424 1 15,987
SD Boys 0 #429 17 10,523
NG Boys 0 #460 756 16,906
LY 0 #491 45 12,703
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
IQ Girls 0 #524 2 11,303
PS Girls 0 #545 3 10,981
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
KW Girls 0 #558 4 19,177
PS Boys 0 #559 3 10,655
IR Boys 0 #564 2 10,162
CM Boys 0 #572 4 12,054
BH 0 #587 1 17,937
AE Girls 0 #596 2 20,968
United States Boys 2024 #597 312 7,044
IL Boys 0 #597 11 10,983
BD Boys 0 #605 1 10,045
EG Girls 0 #630 356 14,742
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
IL Girls 0 #645 1 11,648
IQ Boys 0 #652 16 13,071
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
LB 0 #685 6 13,263
CL Boys 0 #699 2 13,390
SY 0 #705 24 11,684
BR Boys 0 #730 22 12,213
NG Girls 0 #736 51 15,093
QA Boys 0 #739 5 18,093
KW Boys 0 #754 16 18,755
OM Boys 0 #871 11 17,948
Spain Boys 0 #919 12 5,610
SA Girls 0 #921 15 25,931
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
Germany Boys 0 #940 13 5,697
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
PE Girls 0 #1,010 1 14,861
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,034 6 16,750
MY Girls 0 #1,072 1 24,821
AE Boys 0 #1,076 17 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,166 13 25,619
MY Boys 0 #1,181 2 25,439
MA 0 #1,197 3 20,986
DZ 0 #1,230 5 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,235 2 25,928
TR 0 #1,248 7 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,459 13 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,475 140 28,008

Bode is popular in 48 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
Canada
Sweden
AE
AL

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People also ask about Bode

Bode is predominantly a boy's name.
Bode is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈboʊdi/ — "BOH-dee".
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Bodo, Bodie, Bodi, Bodee, Bodey and Bo(de).
Across languages, Bode has these equivalents: Bodo (German), Bo (short form), Bod (nickname), Bodhi (similar sounding, different Sanskrit origin), Oluwabode (Yoruba name containing 'bode').
Yes — Bode ranked #183 in Sweden in 2019, and appears in official birth registries across 3 countries.
Bode ranks highest in Sweden (#183 in 2019).
Bode's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #612 in 2014 to #597 in 2024 in United States.