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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202018peak #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 2018

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #141 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 420 boysAKMaine: 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: #297 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,327 boysWAIdaho: #272 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 971 boysIDMontana: #97 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 301 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #274 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,159 boysMNIllinois: #331 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,613 boysILWisconsin: #293 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,226 boysWIMichigan: #263 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,208 boysMINew York: #320 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 1,651 boysNYMassachusetts: #174 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 725 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedRIOregon: #296 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,187 boysORNevada: #263 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,013 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #162 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 474 boysSDIowa: #199 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 756 boysIAIndiana: #352 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,698 boysINOhio: #259 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,194 boysOHPennsylvania: #262 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,218 boysPANew Jersey: #232 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,030 boysNJConnecticut: #159 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 603 boysCTCalifornia: #265 for boys · 166 births · 1 in 1,244 boysCAUtah: #311 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,219 boysUTColorado: #266 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,075 boysCONebraska: #250 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 856 boysNEMissouri: #302 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,379 boysMOKentucky: #294 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,231 boysKYWest Virginia: #296 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,259 boysWVVirginia: #292 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,314 boysVAMaryland: #189 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 754 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedDEArizona: #288 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,221 boysAZNew Mexico: #289 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,092 boysNMKansas: #280 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,118 boysKSArkansas: #396 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,691 boysARTennessee: #294 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,268 boysTNNorth Carolina: #269 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,254 boysNCSouth Carolina: #358 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,607 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #219 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 784 boysOKLouisiana: #329 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,428 boysLAMississippi: #290 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,181 boysMSAlabama: #259 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,077 boysALGeorgia: #380 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,933 boysGAHawaii: #127 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 383 boysHITexas: #360 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 1,803 boysTXFlorida: #307 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 1,497 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#97 · 1 in 301
  2. Hawaii#127 · 1 in 383
  3. Alaska#141 · 1 in 420
  4. Connecticut#159 · 1 in 603
  5. South Dakota#162 · 1 in 474

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#97121 in 301
Hawaii#127101 in 383
Alaska#14171 in 420
Connecticut#159231 in 603
South Dakota#16281 in 474
Massachusetts#174391 in 725
Maryland#189351 in 754
Iowa#199191 in 756
Oklahoma#219241 in 784
New Jersey#232391 in 1,030
Nebraska#250111 in 856
Alabama#259211 in 1,077
Ohio#259481 in 1,194
Pennsylvania#262471 in 1,218
Michigan#263381 in 1,208
Nevada#263131 in 1,013
California#2651661 in 1,244
Colorado#266241 in 1,075
North Carolina#269401 in 1,254
Idaho#27281 in 971
Minnesota#274231 in 1,159
Kansas#280131 in 1,118
Arizona#288281 in 1,221
New Mexico#28971 in 1,092
Mississippi#290111 in 1,181
Virginia#292311 in 1,314
Wisconsin#293211 in 1,226
Kentucky#294171 in 1,231
Tennessee#294281 in 1,268
Oregon#296141 in 1,187
West Virginia#29661 in 1,259
Washington#297261 in 1,327
Missouri#302221 in 1,379
Florida#307641 in 1,497
Utah#311161 in 1,219
New York#320581 in 1,651
Louisiana#329161 in 1,428
Illinois#331371 in 1,613
Indiana#352201 in 1,698
South Carolina#358131 in 1,607
Texas#360971 in 1,803
Georgia#380271 in 1,933
Arkansas#39681 in 1,691
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 2018

girls
#6,010
20 births · 1 in 85,054 girls
boys
#280
1,254 births · 1 in 1,448 boys

Top girls' names in 2018

  1. #1Emma18,824
  2. #2Olivia18,061
  3. #3Ava15,034
  4. #4Isabella14,575
  5. #5Sophia14,013
  6. #6Charlotte13,038
  7. #7Mia12,742
  8. #8Amelia12,405
  9. #9Harper10,646
  10. #10Evelyn10,433
  11. #6,010Cody20

Top boys' names in 2018

  1. #1Liam19,977
  2. #2Noah18,441
  3. #3William14,646
  4. #4James13,650
  5. #5Oliver13,500
  6. #6Benjamin13,488
  7. #7Elijah13,020
  8. #8Lucas12,665
  9. #9Mason12,526
  10. #10Logan12,447
  11. #280Cody1,254
More about 2018

girls

1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 85,054 of them was named Cody, which outranked 66.9% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cody
  1. #5,785Zeppelin21
  2. #5,785Zuriah21
  3. #5,785Zuzanna21
  4. #6,010Cody20
  5. #6,010Aalani20
  6. #6,010Aaliah20
  7. #6,010Aamina20
  8. #6,248Aalyiah19
  9. #6,248Aanika19
  10. #6,248Aariana19

Tied with 237 names at #6,010; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 680Meghan#1,387 → #707
  2. ↑ 567Dior#1,360 → #793
  3. ↑ 367Palmer#1,042 → #675
  4. ↑ 361Adalee#1,217 → #856
  5. ↑ 346Oaklynn#888 → #542
Fallers
  1. ↓ 334Audrina#847 → #1,181
  2. ↓ 234Courtney#952 → #1,186
  3. ↓ 232Marjorie#938 → #1,170
  4. ↓ 228Anabelle#969 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 225Angelique#799 → #1,024

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

boys

1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 1,448 of them was named Cody, which outranked 98.0% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cody
  1. #277Arlo1,268
  2. #278Corbin1,265
  3. #279Iker1,262
  4. #280Cody1,254
  5. #281Gunner1,251
  6. #282Erick1,247
  7. #283Stephen1,246
Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 594Genesis#1,575 → #981
  2. ↑ 436Baker#1,149 → #713
  3. ↑ 430Saint#1,287 → #857
  4. ↑ 319Kairo#802 → #483
  5. ↑ 307Watson#1,020 → #713
Fallers
  1. ↓ 235Aaden#893 → #1,128
  2. ↓ 224Dilan#917 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 201Craig#980 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 177Mike#951 → #1,128
  5. ↓ 172Harper#798 → #970

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

See the top 100 for 2018 →