Kody
Kody was the 1070th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 202 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 245th with 1,169 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 300 places. More babies were named Kody in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Cody) Irish surname: 'helpful' or 'son of Odo' · Irish
- Rank in 2025
- #1,070 boys, down 122 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 202boys
- Girls and boys
- 9% girls, 91% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19931,169 babies
- Total since 1880
- 24,641babies recorded
What does the name Kody mean?
Kody 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
Kody popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,231 | #1,070 | 19 | 202 |
| 2020 | #7,080 | #948 | 16 | 232 |
| 2010 | #8,107 | #632 | 15 | 385 |
| 2000 | #4,726 | #350 | 25 | 783 |
| 1990 | #3,758 | #305 | 28 | 833 |
| 1980 | #7,762 | #960 | 8 | 88 |
| 1970 | — | #1,963 | — | 21 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Kody, counting every spelling?
Kody is a spelling of Cody, a name family that ranked #282 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,070 for Kody on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,283 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cody | 1,076 | #318 | 5,521 |
| Kody | 202 | #1,070 | 1,042 |
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 Kody?
202 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kody (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kody 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 42 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kody.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kody?
About 23,100 people born in the US named Kody are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 20 and 34. That makes Kody mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Kody by state
How common Kody was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (2.3×), Georgia (1.8×). In 22 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 Kody: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kody, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kody
What does Kody mean?
Kody is a spelling of Cody, which means “Irish surname: 'helpful' or 'son of Odo'” (Irish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Kody?
Kody was the 1070th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 202 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 245th with 1,169 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 300 places. More babies were named Kody in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Kody a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 9% girls, 91% boys given the name Kody in the US.
Where is Kody most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kody was most common in Maryland (0.28 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and New Mexico.