Cody
Boy nameCody has been given to 297,177 babies in the U.S. since 1884. It peaked in 1992 and currently ranks #318 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈkəʊdi/
Origin: surnames
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
297,177
Peak year
1992 (20,079 babies)
Rank in 2025
#318 for boys
First recorded
1884
10-year trend
▼ -32%
Gender split
2% girls / 98% boys
Famous people named Cody
Cody Gakpo
Dutch association football player (born 1999)
Cody Rhodes
American professional wrestler
Cody Simpson
Australian singer
Cody Christian
American actor
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Cody.
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