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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #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
1909—#1,2776
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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 1982

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #109 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 499 boysAKMaine: #162 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,433 boysMEVermont: #108 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 641 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedNHWashington: #89 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 458 boysWAIdaho: #42 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 137 boysIDMontana: #32 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 96 boysMTNorth Dakota: #41 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 131 boysNDMinnesota: #83 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 482 boysMNIllinois: #215 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,471 boysILWisconsin: #110 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 754 boysWIMichigan: #154 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,159 boysMINew York: #326 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 3,052 boysNYMassachusetts: #393 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,253 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedRIOregon: #57 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 230 boysORNevada: #64 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 290 boysNVWyoming: #45 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 131 boysWYSouth Dakota: #38 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 119 boysSDIowa: #45 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 183 boysIAIndiana: #126 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 861 boysINOhio: #145 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 1,180 boysOHPennsylvania: #171 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,501 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #278 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,011 boysCTCalifornia: #158 for boys · 234 births · 1 in 875 boysCAUtah: #33 for boys · 178 births · 1 in 108 boysUTColorado: #53 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 218 boysCONebraska: #53 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 199 boysNEMissouri: #66 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 364 boysMOKentucky: #189 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,674 boysKYWest Virginia: #222 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,538 boysWVVirginia: #339 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,525 boysVAMaryland: #280 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,844 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedDEArizona: #59 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 265 boysAZNew Mexico: #44 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 203 boysNMKansas: #55 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 218 boysKSArkansas: #73 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 334 boysARTennessee: #133 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 836 boysTNNorth Carolina: #290 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,565 boysNCSouth Carolina: #271 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,911 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #41 for boys · 170 births · 1 in 152 boysOKLouisiana: #53 for boys · 152 births · 1 in 249 boysLAMississippi: #158 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 875 boysMSAlabama: #215 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,447 boysALGeorgia: #222 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,398 boysGAHawaii: #156 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 698 boysHITexas: #44 for boys · 663 births · 1 in 217 boysTXFlorida: #216 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,348 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#32 · 1 in 96
  2. Utah#33 · 1 in 108
  3. South Dakota#38 · 1 in 119
  4. North Dakota#41 · 1 in 131
  5. Oklahoma#41 · 1 in 152

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#32621 in 96
Utah#331781 in 108
South Dakota#38451 in 119
North Dakota#41461 in 131
Oklahoma#411701 in 152
Idaho#42601 in 137
New Mexico#44571 in 203
Texas#446631 in 217
Iowa#451161 in 183
Wyoming#45311 in 131
Colorado#531151 in 218
Louisiana#531521 in 249
Nebraska#53611 in 199
Kansas#55821 in 218
Oregon#57831 in 230
Arizona#59891 in 265
Nevada#64201 in 290
Missouri#661011 in 364
Arkansas#73461 in 334
Minnesota#83681 in 482
Washington#89691 in 458
Vermont#10851 in 641
Alaska#10991 in 499
Wisconsin#110461 in 754
Indiana#126461 in 861
Tennessee#133391 in 836
Ohio#145671 in 1,180
Michigan#154561 in 1,159
Hawaii#156101 in 698
California#1582341 in 875
Mississippi#158221 in 875
Maine#16251 in 1,433
Pennsylvania#171521 in 1,501
Kentucky#189161 in 1,674
Alabama#215181 in 1,447
Illinois#215571 in 1,471
Florida#216491 in 1,348
Georgia#222291 in 1,398
West Virginia#22251 in 2,538
South Carolina#271111 in 1,911
Connecticut#27861 in 3,011
Maryland#28091 in 2,844
North Carolina#290151 in 2,565
New York#326381 in 3,052
Virginia#339101 in 3,525
Massachusetts#39351 in 7,253
Delaware———
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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 1982

girls
#776
211 births · 1 in 8,025 girls
boys
#95
3,180 births · 1 in 571 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #776Cody211

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #95Cody3,180
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 8,025 of them was named Cody, which outranked 93.7% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cody
  1. #772Vicky213
  2. #774Elaina212
  3. #774Leila212
  4. #776Cody211
  5. #776Malissa211
  6. #776Marion211
  7. #776Sue211
  8. #780Brandee210
  9. #780Shara210
  10. #780Sierra210

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

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

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

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 571 of them was named Cody, which outranked 98.7% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cody
  1. #92Jeffery3,311
  2. #93Cory3,237
  3. #94Randy3,229
  4. #95Cody3,180
  5. #96Shaun3,154
  6. #97Russell3,032
  7. #98Wesley3,031
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1982 →