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Why parents love Bodie- The Wire's Bodie is TV's most compelling street-level.
- Bodie, CA is America's most preserved ghost town.
- Two syllables with a cool, compact sound: BO-dee.
- The meaning messenger is historically powerful.
- The Wire heritage gives maximum depth.
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The vibe of Bodie
messengershelterScandinavianOld EnglishThe WireBroadusghost townCaliforniacompelling
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Origin & history of Bodie
Scandinavian/Old English (messenger/shelter)
→ Bodie
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Modern American roots
Bodie means messenger. The Wire's Bodie is TV's most compelling. Bodie, CA is America's most preserved ghost town.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Scandinavian; The Wire (2002); Bodie, California.
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Today
Bodie remains a beloved choice, ranking #639 in the US. 7,428 babies have been named Bodie since 1920.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Bodie?
2024
peak year
Today, Bodie is rarely chosen — ranked around #639, with only about 499 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2024, 980 babies were given the name (ranked #346 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2020s. Bodie has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 7,428 babies have been registered as Bodie since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
980
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #346)
(ranked #346)
499
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
4,990
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
7,428
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Bodie8
Life path number
The Achiever
Ambition, authority and material mastery.
Bodie's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — ghost-town adventure. People named Bodie tend to be cool, compelling, and gifted at being The Wire AND America's ghost town.
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Wire-compelling AND ghost town✦
Broadus-street◈
California-preserved◎
Messenger-Scandi♡
Cool compactB2
O6
D4
I9
E5
Sum: 26 → Life path 8
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Personality of Bodie💼
Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
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Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
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Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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