Boden
Boden was the 769th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 333 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 757th with 344 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 214 places. More babies were named Boden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning surname with several origins · German, English, Irish
Say it BOH-dun /ˈboʊdən/
- Rank in 2025
- #769 boys, up 54 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 333boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023344 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,805babies recorded
What does the name Boden mean?
Boden is a surname with several independent origins, according to Wiktionary. In northern Germany it comes from the personal name Bode, from Old Saxon bodo 'messenger'; in German it can also be the word Boden 'ground, floor'; in Sweden it is from bod 'small hut'; in Ireland it can render Ó Buadáin 'descendant of Buadán'; and in England it is a variant of Bawden. As an American boys' name it is recent and follows names like Braden and Bode.
bodo (Old Saxon, “messenger”)bod (Swedish, “small hut”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Several surname sources lead to the same spelling.
Related names: Bode, Bowden, Braden.
See also: Germanic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Boden', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Boden popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #769 | 333 |
| 2020 | #823 | 279 |
| 2010 | #1,038 | 187 |
| 2000 | #4,417 | 17 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Boden, counting every spelling?
Boden is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #601 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #769 for Boden on its own. Together these spellings went to 467 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boden | 333 | #769 | 1,552 |
| Bowden | 79 | #1,944 | 252 |
| Bodin | 40 | #3,043 | 132 |
| Bodyn | 10 | #7,748 | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Boden?
333 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Boden (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Boden born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 25 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Boden.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Boden?
About 4,800 people born in the US named Boden are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 16. That makes Boden a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Boden by state
How common Boden was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in North Dakota (14.7×), South Dakota (8.4×), Minnesota (5.3×), Iowa (3.5×), Wisconsin (3.1×). In 17 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Boden: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Boden, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Boden · Sibling names for Boden
Questions about the name Boden
What does Boden mean?
Boden is usually explained as “surname with several origins”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Boden?
Boden was the 769th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 333 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 757th with 344 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 214 places. More babies were named Boden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Boden a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Boden in the US.
Where is Boden most popular?
In 2021–2025, Boden was most common in North Dakota (2.64 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Dakota and Minnesota.