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Boden

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Meaning of Boden: German: 'shelter, dwelling'

Boden is a boy's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 780th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 857th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#780

333 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#857

37 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,805

First recorded 1987 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 9 babies1993: 9 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 9 babies1996: 6 babies1997: 9 babies1998: 9 babies1999: 21 babies2000: 17 babies20002001: 24 babies2002: 55 babies2003: 59 babies2004: 89 babies2005: 98 babies2006: 157 babies2007: 168 babies2008: 145 babies2009: 162 babies2010: 187 babies20102011: 189 babies2012: 159 babies2013: 153 babies2014: 210 babies2015: 210 babies2016: 179 babies2017: 183 babies2018: 217 babies2019: 234 babies2020: 279 babies20202021: 288 babies2022: 282 babies2023: 344 babies2024: 305 babies2025: 333 babies
US babies named Boden per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 344.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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