Boden
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BOH-den
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #936 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #769 for boys
Boden is a boys' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 936th for boys in the UK (36 babies) and 769th for boys in the US (333 babies).
Where does Boden come from?
English: surname of uncertain origin
Is Boden a girl's or a boy's name?
Boden is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 36 boys in the UK and 333 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Boden in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 936th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 36 about 1 in 8,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 36 boys in the UK were named Boden, making it the 936th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 936th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 42 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Boden than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Boden in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 168 boys in the UK were given Boden or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #312, up from #936 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 873rd in England and Wales.
Boden in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #936 |
| 2024 | 40 | #863 |
| 2023 | 42 | #847 |
| 2022 | 37 | #923 |
| 2021 | 41 | #858 |
| 2020 | 34 | #936 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2018 | 26 | #1,142 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,649 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
How popular is Boden in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 769th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 333 about 1 in 5,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 333 boys in the US were named Boden, making it the 769th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 822nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 344 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the boys named Boden in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 574 boys in the US were given Boden or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #522, up from #769 for this spelling alone.
Boden in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 333 | #769 |
| 2024 | 305 | #819 |
| 2023 | 344 | #757 |
| 2022 | 282 | #857 |
| 2021 | 288 | #827 |
| 2020 | 279 | #822 |
| 2019 | 234 | #930 |
| 2018 | 217 | #954 |
| 2017 | 183 | #1,076 |
| 2016 | 179 | #1,096 |
| 2015 | 210 | #983 |
| 2014 | 210 | #990 |
| 2013 | 153 | #1,174 |
| 2012 | 159 | #1,151 |
| 2011 | 189 | #1,017 |
| 2010 | 187 | #1,036 |
| 2009 | 162 | #1,134 |
| 2008 | 145 | #1,211 |
| 2007 | 168 | #1,088 |
| 2006 | 157 | #1,112 |
| 2005 | 98 | #1,477 |
| 2004 | 89 | #1,500 |
| 2003 | 59 | #1,958 |
| 2002 | 55 | #1,994 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,507 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,586 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
Names like Boden
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Finn, Brody, Ronan, Aiden, Brayden, Rowan, Kian, Lochlan, Conan, Eden, Caelan
Other spellings of Boden
Names related to Boden
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Boden: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/boden, updated 20 October 2026.