Bodhi vs Koah
Bodhi and Koahcompared 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 2025, Bodhi was ranked #115 and Koah #697 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Bodhi was ranked #161 and Koah #395 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Bodhi was ranked #165 and Koah #402 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Bodhi was ranked #218 and Koah #727 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Bodhi was ranked #888 and Koah #5687 among girls in England and Wales.
Bodhi and Koah over time
Bodhi and Koah appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Bodhi held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Koah in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Bodhi reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Koah 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.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Bodhi #97 in 2024, Koah #697 in 2025.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys10 shared years, 2014–2025
Bodhi held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Koah in 0.
Highest recorded here: Bodhi #97 in 2024, Koah #697 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Bodhi #115, Koah #697.
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 | Koah |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| 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-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #63 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #402 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bodhi has a recorded origin (Sanskrit (Buddhist)); Koah does not have one recorded yet.
- Bodhi has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Koah.
- A meaning is recorded for Bodhi; Koah doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
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
Koah
Popularity journey
First recorded2014
First recorded at #2248 among boys in England and Wales in 2014 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2021–2023
Highest recorded position: #266 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 2021–2023).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #697 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys