Kody
A respelling of Cody, from the Irish surname O Cuidighthigh, meaning 'descendant of the helpful one'. The showman William Cody made the surname familiar.
Kody in 2025
Kody was given to 221 babies in the United States in 2025 — 202 boys and 19 girls, making it the 2,070th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 15,002 babies born.
The history of Kody
Kody reached its highest point in 1993, when 1,200 babies were given the name, ranking 482nd that year.
Across the 70 years of records since 1956, 24,641 babies have been named Kody. Half of them were born before 1997, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Kody by decade
| Decade | Babies named Kody | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | 9,602 |
| 1960s | 85 | 5,460 |
| 1970s | 534 | 1,974 |
| 1980s | 3,153 | 729 |
| 1990s | 10,207 | 482 |
| 2000s | 6,011 | 702 |
| 2010s | 3,257 | 1,320 |
| 2020s | 1,389 | 1,903 |
Where Kody is heading
Kody has fallen 32% over the past decade, from 324 babies in 2015 to 221 in 2025.
Names like Kody
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Kody.