Bodhi vs Yahya
Bodhi and Yahyacompared 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 Yahya #93 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Bodhi was ranked #164 and Yahya #339 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Bodhi was ranked #165 and Yahya #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Bodhi was ranked #218 and Yahya #290 among boys in Scotland.
Bodhi and Yahya over time
Bodhi and Yahya appear together in 2 published lists, across 31 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Yahya 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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Bodhi and Yahya changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2000 and 2024, ending at #97 and #93.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Bodhi #97 in 2024, Yahya #93 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys21 shared years, 2000–2024
Bodhi held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Yahya in 17.
Highest recorded here: Bodhi #97 in 2024, Yahya #93 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bodhi #97, Yahya #93.
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2014–2025
Bodhi held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Yahya in 1.
Highest recorded here: Bodhi #165 in 2025, Yahya #394 in 2024.
The order changed in 2017: Bodhi moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #503 and #459; by 2017 that had become #250 and #495.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Bodhi #165, Yahya #468.
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 | Yahya |
|---|---|---|
| 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-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #63 (2025) | Norway · Boys #220 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bodhi has a recorded origin (Sanskrit (Buddhist)); Yahya does not have one recorded yet.
- Bodhi and Yahya both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Bodhi; Yahya 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 #63 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Yahya
Popularity journey
First recorded1985
First recorded at #607 among boys in Norway in 1985 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #93 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #220 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys