Cody

#5,554 for girls in 2025, 22 births · #318 for boys in 2025, 1,076 births
Given to boys 98.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
1992 · 19,876 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
24 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
292,009
since 1884

Cody over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #24, 1992boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,55422#3181,076
2024#4,89327#2891,168
2023#4,04736#3041,086
2022#5,30924#3021,115
2021#5,09125#3121,076
2020#4,88026#2971,133
2019#5,44923#2851,212
2018#6,01020#2801,254
2017#4,47731#2781,298
2016#7,23016#2551,409
2015#5,45824#2371,596
2014#5,02527#2191,748
2013#6,46219#2141,758
2012#5,89522#1882,011
2011#6,33520#1732,177
2010#5,77123#1572,447
2009#6,31721#1353,006
2008#5,75024#1233,509
2007#4,29935#1203,562
2006#4,81129#1054,106
2005#4,95826#964,529
2004#2,74259#845,125
2003#3,18746#785,400
2002#2,88851#715,939
2001#2,36067#646,575
2000#2,70854#607,132
1999#2,85447#457,864
1998#2,08370#438,810
1997#1,84580#3610,296
1996#1,58398#3112,954
1995#1,214141#2615,566
1994#1,083166#2517,589
1993#1,023180#2419,152
1992#949203#2419,876
1991#868230#2418,980
1990#859229#3115,399
1989#940190#4510,823
1988#740253#4310,583
1987#779227#498,675
1986#809207#566,934
1985#745232#527,096
1984#771209#625,209
1983#968151#813,505
1982#776211#953,180
1981#1,004145#1192,328
1980#1,216108#1431,956
1979#931158#1471,851
1978#903158#1521,683
1977#1,63764#1831,266
1976#1,67758#2001,098
1975#1,72954#227899
1974#1,96143#251800
1973#2,01940#283651
1972#2,02239#352484
1971#2,17537#401410
1970#2,26734#418381
1969#2,64525#479255
1968#3,31516#524210
1967#3,65613#533194
1966#3,40014#595159
1965#3,73312#589167
1964#2,82520#572191
1963#3,33615#594175
1962#3,59213#651141
1961#3,60813#720113
1960#2,64921#81388
1959#4,03110#81787
1958#3,37913#76195
1957#3,69611#84280
1956#3,32113#87473
1955#3,37712#84775
1954#3,49011#84274
1953#4,2268#90862
1952#3,7969#85067
1951—#94954
1950#3,05212#1,08642
1949#4,2357#1,29731
1948#4,6516#1,07943
1947#5,2955#1,27133
1946#3,6658#1,32728
1945#3,6767#1,27027
1944—#1,23529
1943#4,6915#1,46123
1942—#1,68218
1941—#1,41123
1940—#1,57319
1939—#1,48920
1938—#1,47621
1937—#1,44422
1936—#1,38423
1935—#2,02913
1934#4,2865#1,42523
1933—#1,70717
1932—#1,92215
1931—#1,39425
1930—#1,64420
1929—#2,31712
1928—#1,90217
1927—#1,95917
1926#4,8515#1,78719
1925—#3,1558
1924—#1,89418
1923—#1,38528
1922—#1,64422
1921—#1,41228
1920—#1,54324
1919—#1,53123
1918—#1,49924
1917—#1,36226
1916—#1,69818
1915—#1,87815
1914—#1,77213
1913—#1,9459
1912—#1,35313
1911—#1,3877
1910—#1,1938
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First appearance
1884

The first year at least five boys were named Cody! It came in at #971, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1884–1887, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Cody is popular in 1962

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedIDMontana: #183 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,058 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #734 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 18,703 boysCAUtah: #269 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,012 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedNEMissouri: #471 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,299 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #301 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,896 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #498 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,776 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedHITexas: #422 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 3,849 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#183 · 1 in 1,058
  2. Utah#269 · 1 in 2,012
  3. New Mexico#301 · 1 in 1,896
  4. Texas#422 · 1 in 3,849
  5. Missouri#471 · 1 in 9,299

Best ever in a state: #2 in South Dakota, 1992.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#18371 in 1,058
Utah#26961 in 2,012
New Mexico#30171 in 1,896
Texas#422311 in 3,849
Missouri#47151 in 9,299
Louisiana#49871 in 5,776
California#734101 in 18,703
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Cody
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 29 spots since 2024 (#289 → #318)
  • 21 spots since 2020 (#297 → #318)
  • 81 spots since 2015 (#237 → #318)
  • Biggest jump: 137 spots in 1951 (#1,086 → #949)
  • Biggest drop: 63 spots in 1889 (#815 → #878)
Rise & fade · boys
108 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1884
  • Peaked 1992 at #24 (19,876 births)
  • Births halved by 1998, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 24 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 24 yrs · run 1982–2005
  • Top 1,000: 79 yrs · run 1951–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 100
  • Highest: 1 in 100 boys born in 1992 were named Cody (1.00%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,587 boys born in 2025 (0.06%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 50.2% of all boys named Cody (146,486) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s18#815 (1888)#888
1890s11#928 (1899)#993
1900s11#1,253 (1906)#1,265
1910s156#1,193 (1910)#1,562
1920s193#1,385 (1923)#1,900
1930s199#1,384 (1936)#1,591
1940s274#1,079 (1948)#1,361
1950s709#761 (1958)#878
1960s1,693#479 (1969)#607
1970s9,523#147 (1979)#261
1980s60,289#43 (1988)#75
1990s146,486#24 (1992)#31
2000s48,883#60 (2000)#94
2010s16,910#157 (2010)#229
2020s6,654#289 (2024)#304

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Cody in 1962

girls
#3,592
13 births · 1 in 151,277 girls
boys
#651
141 births · 1 in 14,672 boys

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #3,592Cody13

Top boys' names in 1962

  1. #1Michael85,059
  2. #2David81,337
  3. #3John78,427
  4. #4James72,555
  5. #5Robert70,199
  6. #6Mark53,520
  7. #7William44,853
  8. #8Richard39,422
  9. #9Thomas36,529
  10. #10Jeffrey33,537
  11. #651Cody141
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 151,277 of them was named Cody, which outranked 52.6% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cody
  1. #3,438Wynn14
  2. #3,438Yalonda14
  3. #3,438Zora14
  4. #3,592Cody13
  5. #3,592Alanda13
  6. #3,592Aleida13
  7. #3,592Alex13
  8. #3,782Aaron12
  9. #3,782Adrena12
  10. #3,782Alfreida12

Tied with 189 names at #3,592; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,281Tiffany#2,070 → #789
  2. ↑ 879Whitney#1,627 → #748
  3. ↑ 541Zina#1,533 → #992
  4. ↑ 414Glynis#1,406 → #992
  5. ↑ 408Lolita#978 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 300Fern#821 → #1,121
  2. ↓ 259Jacklyn#815 → #1,074
  3. ↓ 255Dorthy#929 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 224Laurene#943 → #1,167
  5. ↓ 215Jimmie#911 → #1,126

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 14,672 of them was named Cody, which outranked 85.9% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cody
  1. #647Lincoln143
  2. #649Duncan142
  3. #649Shelton142
  4. #651Cody141
  5. #651Leonardo141
  6. #651Nolan141
  7. #654Efrain140
  8. #654Eli140
  9. #654Noah140

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 490Ritchie#1,262 → #772
  2. ↑ 353King#1,349 → #996
  3. ↑ 338Arlie#1,322 → #984
  4. ↑ 250Robb#1,052 → #802
  5. ↑ 243Pernell#928 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Mariano#928 → #1,279
  2. ↓ 349Michal#910 → #1,259
  3. ↓ 337Loran#958 → #1,295
  4. ↓ 292Sid#967 → #1,259
  5. ↓ 275Lorenza#940 → #1,215

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1962 →