Codey
Codey was the 12410th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 681st; the most babies were born in 1992 (230). Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,354 places. More babies were named Codey in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Cody) Irish surname: 'helpful' or 'son of Odo' · Irish
- Rank in 2025
- #12,410 boys, down 1 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1992230 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,247babies recorded
What does the name Codey mean?
Codey is a spelling of Cody, pronounced the same way, so it shares Cody's meaning and origin.
Cody is an Irish surname used as a first name. Wiktionary gives two Gaelic sources: Ó Cuidighthigh, "descendant of the helpful one", and Mac Óda, "son of Odo", Odo being a Norman name (from a Germanic word for wealth, like Otto). Woulfe's 1923 index lists Cody and Coady among the English forms of Mac Óda. The Wild West showman William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, after whom Cody, Wyoming is named, made the name familiar in the US.
Ó Cuidighthigh (Irish, “descendant of Cuidightheach ('helpful')”)Mac Óda (Irish, “son of Odo”)
How sure is this? Probable. Two Irish surnames gave the English form Cody; which applies varies by family.
Related names: Kody, Coady, Codie.
See also: Irish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Cody', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Patrick Woulfe, Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall: Irish Names and Surnames (1923), index of Irish surnames and their anglicized forms, M. H. Gill & Son (Internet Archive scan)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Otto', DMNES, Durham University
Codey popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 28 since 1987.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,410 | 5 |
| 2020 | #12,409 | 5 |
| 2010 | #4,259 | 23 |
| 2000 | #1,242 | 107 |
| 1990 | #800 | 161 |
| 1980 | #4,570 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Codey, counting every spelling?
Codey is a spelling of Cody, a name family that ranked #282 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #12,410 for Codey on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,283 boys in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Codey?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Codey (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Codey born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Codey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Codey?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Codey are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 26 and 35. That makes Codey mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Codey by state
How common Codey was among boys born in each state in 1990–1994, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (3.9×), Indiana (2.7×), Ohio (2.5×), Missouri (2.0×), Wisconsin (1.8×). In 25 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Codey: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Codey, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Codey
What does Codey mean?
Codey is a spelling of Cody, which means “Irish surname: 'helpful' or 'son of Odo'” (Irish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Codey?
Codey was the 12410th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 681st; the most babies were born in 1992 (230). Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,354 places. More babies were named Codey in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Codey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Codey in the US.
Where was Codey most popular?
In 1990–1994, Codey was most common in West Virginia (0.41 per 1,000 boys), followed by Indiana and Ohio.