Bodhi vs Findlay
Bodhi and Findlaycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Bodhi was ranked #97 and Findlay #1758 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Bodhi was ranked #218 and Findlay #209 among boys in Scotland.
Bodhi and Findlay over time
Bodhi and Findlay appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Bodhi held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Findlay in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Findlay reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Bodhi in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys21 shared years, 2000–2024
Bodhi held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Findlay in 7.
Highest recorded here: Bodhi #97 in 2024, Findlay #526 in 2007.
The order changed in 2011: Bodhi moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #897 and #811; by 2011 that had become #944 and #999.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bodhi #97, Findlay #1758.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Bodhi | Findlay |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Refers to enlightenment in Buddhism, from Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Sanskrit (Buddhist) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈboʊ.di/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-SCT |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #63 (2025) | Scotland · Boys #209 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bodhi has a recorded origin (Sanskrit (Buddhist)); Findlay does not have one recorded yet.
- Bodhi and Findlay both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Bodhi; Findlay doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT.
How each name got here
Bodhi
Popularity journey
First recorded2000
First recorded at #3036 among boys in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2017–2025
Highest recorded position: #61 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2024 (recorded 2017–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1639 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Findlay
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1337 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1758 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys