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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1992 · 19,876 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 24 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 292,009since 1884
Cody over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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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| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,554 | 22 | #318 | 1,076 |
| 2024 | #4,893 | 27 | #289 | 1,168 |
| 2023 | #4,047 | 36 | #304 | 1,086 |
| 2022 | #5,309 | 24 | #302 | 1,115 |
| 2021 | #5,091 | 25 | #312 | 1,076 |
| 2020 | #4,880 | 26 | #297 | 1,133 |
| 2019 | #5,449 | 23 | #285 | 1,212 |
| 2018 | #6,010 | 20 | #280 | 1,254 |
| 2017 | #4,477 | 31 | #278 | 1,298 |
| 2016 | #7,230 | 16 | #255 | 1,409 |
| 2015 | #5,458 | 24 | #237 | 1,596 |
| 2014 | #5,025 | 27 | #219 | 1,748 |
| 2013 | #6,462 | 19 | #214 | 1,758 |
| 2012 | #5,895 | 22 | #188 | 2,011 |
| 2011 | #6,335 | 20 | #173 | 2,177 |
| 2010 | #5,771 | 23 | #157 | 2,447 |
| 2009 | #6,317 | 21 | #135 | 3,006 |
| 2008 | #5,750 | 24 | #123 | 3,509 |
| 2007 | #4,299 | 35 | #120 | 3,562 |
| 2006 | #4,811 | 29 | #105 | 4,106 |
| 2005 | #4,958 | 26 | #96 | 4,529 |
| 2004 | #2,742 | 59 | #84 | 5,125 |
| 2003 | #3,187 | 46 | #78 | 5,400 |
| 2002 | #2,888 | 51 | #71 | 5,939 |
| 2001 | #2,360 | 67 | #64 | 6,575 |
| 2000 | #2,708 | 54 | #60 | 7,132 |
| 1999 | #2,854 | 47 | #45 | 7,864 |
| 1998 | #2,083 | 70 | #43 | 8,810 |
| 1997 | #1,845 | 80 | #36 | 10,296 |
| 1996 | #1,583 | 98 | #31 | 12,954 |
| 1995 | #1,214 | 141 | #26 | 15,566 |
| 1994 | #1,083 | 166 | #25 | 17,589 |
| 1993 | #1,023 | 180 | #24 | 19,152 |
| 1992 | #949 | 203 | #24 | 19,876 |
| 1991 | #868 | 230 | #24 | 18,980 |
| 1990 | #859 | 229 | #31 | 15,399 |
| 1989 | #940 | 190 | #45 | 10,823 |
| 1988 | #740 | 253 | #43 | 10,583 |
| 1987 | #779 | 227 | #49 | 8,675 |
| 1986 | #809 | 207 | #56 | 6,934 |
| 1985 | #745 | 232 | #52 | 7,096 |
| 1984 | #771 | 209 | #62 | 5,209 |
| 1983 | #968 | 151 | #81 | 3,505 |
| 1982 | #776 | 211 | #95 | 3,180 |
| 1981 | #1,004 | 145 | #119 | 2,328 |
| 1980 | #1,216 | 108 | #143 | 1,956 |
| 1979 | #931 | 158 | #147 | 1,851 |
| 1978 | #903 | 158 | #152 | 1,683 |
| 1977 | #1,637 | 64 | #183 | 1,266 |
| 1976 | #1,677 | 58 | #200 | 1,098 |
| 1975 | #1,729 | 54 | #227 | 899 |
| 1974 | #1,961 | 43 | #251 | 800 |
| 1973 | #2,019 | 40 | #283 | 651 |
| 1972 | #2,022 | 39 | #352 | 484 |
| 1971 | #2,175 | 37 | #401 | 410 |
| 1970 | #2,267 | 34 | #418 | 381 |
| 1969 | #2,645 | 25 | #479 | 255 |
| 1968 | #3,315 | 16 | #524 | 210 |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 | #533 | 194 |
| 1966 | #3,400 | 14 | #595 | 159 |
| 1965 | #3,733 | 12 | #589 | 167 |
| 1964 | #2,825 | 20 | #572 | 191 |
| 1963 | #3,336 | 15 | #594 | 175 |
| 1962 | #3,592 | 13 | #651 | 141 |
| 1961 | #3,608 | 13 | #720 | 113 |
| 1960 | #2,649 | 21 | #813 | 88 |
| 1959 | #4,031 | 10 | #817 | 87 |
| 1958 | #3,379 | 13 | #761 | 95 |
| 1957 | #3,696 | 11 | #842 | 80 |
| 1956 | #3,321 | 13 | #874 | 73 |
| 1955 | #3,377 | 12 | #847 | 75 |
| 1954 | #3,490 | 11 | #842 | 74 |
| 1953 | #4,226 | 8 | #908 | 62 |
| 1952 | #3,796 | 9 | #850 | 67 |
| 1951 | — | #949 | 54 | |
| 1950 | #3,052 | 12 | #1,086 | 42 |
| 1949 | #4,235 | 7 | #1,297 | 31 |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | #1,079 | 43 |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #1,271 | 33 |
| 1946 | #3,665 | 8 | #1,327 | 28 |
| 1945 | #3,676 | 7 | #1,270 | 27 |
| 1944 | — | #1,235 | 29 | |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #1,461 | 23 |
| 1942 | — | #1,682 | 18 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,411 | 23 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,573 | 19 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,489 | 20 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,476 | 21 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,444 | 22 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,384 | 23 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,029 | 13 | |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #1,425 | 23 |
| 1933 | — | #1,707 | 17 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,922 | 15 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,394 | 25 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,644 | 20 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,317 | 12 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,902 | 17 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,959 | 17 | |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #1,787 | 19 |
| 1925 | — | #3,155 | 8 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,894 | 18 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,385 | 28 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,644 | 22 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,412 | 28 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,543 | 24 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,531 | 23 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,499 | 24 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,362 | 26 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,698 | 18 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,878 | 15 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,772 | 13 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,945 | 9 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,353 | 13 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,387 | 7 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,193 | 8 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,277 | 6 | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | #1,253 | 5 | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | #928 | 6 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #878 | 6 | |
| 1888 | — | #815 | 7 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1992
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · boys
- South Dakota#2 · 1 in 42
- Idaho#3 · 1 in 44
- West Virginia#4 · 1 in 38
- Oklahoma#5 · 1 in 51
- North Dakota#6 · 1 in 44
Best ever in a state: #2 in South Dakota, 1992.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #2 | 106 | 1 in 42 |
| Idaho | #3 | 162 | 1 in 44 |
| West Virginia | #4 | 268 | 1 in 38 |
| Oklahoma | #5 | 397 | 1 in 51 |
| Arkansas | #6 | 307 | 1 in 47 |
| North Dakota | #6 | 94 | 1 in 44 |
| Oregon | #7 | 367 | 1 in 53 |
| Tennessee | #7 | 720 | 1 in 49 |
| Iowa | #8 | 357 | 1 in 49 |
| Kentucky | #8 | 530 | 1 in 46 |
| Montana | #8 | 83 | 1 in 53 |
| Wyoming | #8 | 46 | 1 in 50 |
| Maine | #11 | 140 | 1 in 50 |
| Nebraska | #11 | 177 | 1 in 58 |
| Indiana | #12 | 657 | 1 in 60 |
| Kansas | #12 | 244 | 1 in 65 |
| Minnesota | #12 | 539 | 1 in 56 |
| Utah | #12 | 224 | 1 in 74 |
| Wisconsin | #12 | 546 | 1 in 58 |
| Missouri | #13 | 543 | 1 in 67 |
| Colorado | #14 | 357 | 1 in 69 |
| Vermont | #14 | 50 | 1 in 60 |
| Louisiana | #15 | 370 | 1 in 82 |
| Alabama | #16 | 359 | 1 in 73 |
| Nevada | #16 | 138 | 1 in 66 |
| Ohio | #17 | 1,155 | 1 in 67 |
| Washington | #17 | 457 | 1 in 79 |
| Mississippi | #18 | 201 | 1 in 82 |
| North Carolina | #18 | 555 | 1 in 84 |
| Georgia | #19 | 543 | 1 in 90 |
| Arizona | #20 | 358 | 1 in 87 |
| Michigan | #21 | 853 | 1 in 77 |
| Texas | #21 | 1,399 | 1 in 110 |
| Virginia | #21 | 477 | 1 in 88 |
| Alaska | #22 | 51 | 1 in 84 |
| New Hampshire | #23 | 88 | 1 in 77 |
| New Mexico | #23 | 111 | 1 in 105 |
| Pennsylvania | #23 | 900 | 1 in 87 |
| Florida | #24 | 827 | 1 in 106 |
| South Carolina | #26 | 195 | 1 in 116 |
| Hawaii | #27 | 74 | 1 in 93 |
| Illinois | #28 | 749 | 1 in 115 |
| Delaware | #32 | 42 | 1 in 105 |
| Maryland | #36 | 217 | 1 in 147 |
| California | #37 | 1,670 | 1 in 170 |
| New York | #46 | 641 | 1 in 206 |
| Massachusetts | #49 | 219 | 1 in 187 |
| Connecticut | #52 | 96 | 1 in 218 |
| Rhode Island | #52 | 32 | 1 in 200 |
| New Jersey | #62 | 177 | 1 in 298 |
| District of Columbia | #211 | 8 | 1 in 936 |
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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18 | #815 (1888) | #888 |
| 1890s | 11 | #928 (1899) | #993 |
| 1900s | 11 | #1,253 (1906) | #1,265 |
| 1910s | 156 | #1,193 (1910) | #1,562 |
| 1920s | 193 | #1,385 (1923) | #1,900 |
| 1930s | 199 | #1,384 (1936) | #1,591 |
| 1940s | 274 | #1,079 (1948) | #1,361 |
| 1950s | 709 | #761 (1958) | #878 |
| 1960s | 1,693 | #479 (1969) | #607 |
| 1970s | 9,523 | #147 (1979) | #261 |
| 1980s | 60,289 | #43 (1988) | #75 |
| 1990s | 146,486 | #24 (1992) | #31 |
| 2000s | 48,883 | #60 (2000) | #94 |
| 2010s | 16,910 | #157 (2010) | #229 |
| 2020s | 6,654 | #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 1992
girls
#949
203 births · 1 in 9,083 girls
boys
#24
19,876 births · 1 in 100 boys
Top girls' names in 1992
Top boys' names in 1992
More about 1992
girls
1,843,931 girls got a published name in 1992; 1 in 9,083 of them was named Cody, which outranked 93.9% of the 15,610 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,997,409 boys got a published name in 1992; 1 in 100 of them was named Cody, which outranked 99.8% of the 9,820 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Cody
Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.