Bodi is a simplified spelling of Bodhi, the Sanskrit word for "awakening" or "enlightenment", the state the Buddha reached under the bodhi tree; it is also a Hungarian pet form of names beginning with Bod-. The spelling without the h is easier for Americans to pronounce and looks like Brody or Cody. In the United States Bodi ranked number 10551 in 2000 and has climbed to number 1421 in 2025, its best rank yet.