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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| 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 | — | — | ||
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 2008
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wyoming#29 · 1 in 118
- North Dakota#53 · 1 in 159
- Montana#53 · 1 in 183
- Hawaii#55 · 1 in 200
- Maine#61 · 1 in 204
Best ever in a state: #2 in South Dakota, 1992.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #29 | 18 | 1 in 118 |
| Montana | #53 | 23 | 1 in 183 |
| North Dakota | #53 | 22 | 1 in 159 |
| Hawaii | #55 | 25 | 1 in 200 |
| Maine | #61 | 25 | 1 in 204 |
| Vermont | #68 | 10 | 1 in 194 |
| Minnesota | #79 | 108 | 1 in 276 |
| Oregon | #87 | 62 | 1 in 325 |
| New Hampshire | #88 | 18 | 1 in 293 |
| Ohio | #89 | 175 | 1 in 368 |
| Iowa | #90 | 50 | 1 in 330 |
| Alabama | #91 | 68 | 1 in 369 |
| Alaska | #91 | 12 | 1 in 293 |
| Nebraska | #91 | 34 | 1 in 304 |
| Arkansas | #94 | 45 | 1 in 338 |
| Wisconsin | #94 | 81 | 1 in 362 |
| Colorado | #95 | 85 | 1 in 349 |
| Idaho | #97 | 29 | 1 in 317 |
| Kansas | #98 | 46 | 1 in 368 |
| Missouri | #98 | 89 | 1 in 388 |
| Washington | #101 | 96 | 1 in 388 |
| Louisiana | #104 | 60 | 1 in 419 |
| Maryland | #104 | 65 | 1 in 460 |
| Pennsylvania | #105 | 141 | 1 in 453 |
| Rhode Island | #106 | 12 | 1 in 375 |
| Indiana | #107 | 91 | 1 in 421 |
| Oklahoma | #109 | 52 | 1 in 412 |
| West Virginia | #109 | 23 | 1 in 377 |
| Michigan | #111 | 107 | 1 in 480 |
| North Carolina | #118 | 107 | 1 in 521 |
| Connecticut | #120 | 32 | 1 in 505 |
| Florida | #120 | 174 | 1 in 578 |
| Kentucky | #120 | 51 | 1 in 463 |
| New Mexico | #121 | 26 | 1 in 429 |
| Nevada | #123 | 35 | 1 in 431 |
| Tennessee | #124 | 75 | 1 in 503 |
| Virginia | #124 | 82 | 1 in 524 |
| Utah | #126 | 53 | 1 in 447 |
| Massachusetts | #128 | 56 | 1 in 572 |
| Georgia | #132 | 100 | 1 in 612 |
| Arizona | #138 | 82 | 1 in 529 |
| South Dakota | #140 | 10 | 1 in 417 |
| Mississippi | #142 | 26 | 1 in 605 |
| South Carolina | #146 | 35 | 1 in 657 |
| Illinois | #155 | 106 | 1 in 705 |
| Texas | #155 | 289 | 1 in 655 |
| New York | #157 | 131 | 1 in 833 |
| California | #171 | 332 | 1 in 766 |
| New Jersey | #268 | 28 | 1 in 1,628 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1884
- Peaked 1992 at #24 (19,876 births)
- Births halved by 1998, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 24 yrs · run 1982–2005
- Top 1,000: 79 yrs · run 1951–2025
- Highest: 1 in 100 boys born in 1992 were named Cody (1.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,587 boys born in 2025 (0.06%)
- 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 2008
Top girls' names in 2008
Top boys' names in 2008
More about 2008
girls
1,890,938 girls got a published name in 2008; 1 in 78,789 of them was named Cody, which outranked 71.9% of the 20,482 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,574Zyah25
- #5,574Zyaira25
- #5,574Zykira25
- #5,750Cody24
- #5,750Aamira24
- #5,750Aamirah24
- #5,750Abagale24
- #5,955Aariyah23
- #5,955Adali23
- #5,955Adaly23
Tied with 204 names at #5,750; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 581 of them was named Cody, which outranked 99.2% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.