Around the globe, בודן (Bodin 
, Boden , Boudin ) is quite a rare largely male, but uncommonly female given name. The first name בודן is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare boy's name, Ethiopia, and Thailand. In absolute terms, it is commonest in India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Ethiopia. More prevalently, בודן is the last name as well as the forename.