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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202019peak #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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1899—#9286
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1897—#1,0575
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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 2019

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedAKMaine: #176 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 566 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #173 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 616 boysNHWashington: #325 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,481 boysWAIdaho: #296 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,116 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #311 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,378 boysMNIllinois: #369 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,855 boysILWisconsin: #313 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,394 boysWIMichigan: #332 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,631 boysMINew York: #271 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 1,281 boysNYMassachusetts: #170 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 686 boysMARhode Island: #167 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 558 boysRIOregon: #375 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,647 boysORNevada: #344 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,427 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #246 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 752 boysSDIowa: #367 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,598 boysIAIndiana: #374 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,774 boysINOhio: #290 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,347 boysOHPennsylvania: #209 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 901 boysPANew Jersey: #239 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,046 boysNJConnecticut: #260 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,203 boysCTCalifornia: #222 for boys · 202 births · 1 in 1,006 boysCAUtah: #273 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,075 boysUTColorado: #215 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 807 boysCONebraska: #259 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 902 boysNEMissouri: #255 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,102 boysMOKentucky: #223 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 891 boysKYWest Virginia: #271 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,047 boysWVVirginia: #462 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,468 boysVAMaryland: #289 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,303 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedDEArizona: #285 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,153 boysAZNew Mexico: #244 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 845 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedKSArkansas: #252 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 950 boysARTennessee: #412 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,956 boysTNNorth Carolina: #324 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,475 boysNCSouth Carolina: #371 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,719 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #363 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,538 boysOKLouisiana: #281 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,076 boysLAMississippi: #464 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,132 boysMSAlabama: #326 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,415 boysALGeorgia: #346 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,676 boysGAHawaii: #183 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 553 boysHITexas: #355 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 1,781 boysTXFlorida: #298 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 1,458 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#167 · 1 in 558
  2. Massachusetts#170 · 1 in 686
  3. New Hampshire#173 · 1 in 616
  4. Maine#176 · 1 in 566
  5. Hawaii#183 · 1 in 553

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#16761 in 558
Massachusetts#170411 in 686
New Hampshire#17371 in 616
Maine#17671 in 566
Hawaii#18371 in 553
Pennsylvania#209621 in 901
Colorado#215321 in 807
California#2222021 in 1,006
Kentucky#223231 in 891
New Jersey#239381 in 1,046
New Mexico#24491 in 845
South Dakota#24651 in 752
Arkansas#252141 in 950
Missouri#255271 in 1,102
Nebraska#259101 in 902
Connecticut#260111 in 1,203
New York#271731 in 1,281
West Virginia#27171 in 1,047
Utah#273181 in 1,075
Louisiana#281211 in 1,076
Arizona#285291 in 1,153
Maryland#289201 in 1,303
Ohio#290421 in 1,347
Idaho#29671 in 1,116
Florida#298651 in 1,458
Minnesota#311191 in 1,378
Wisconsin#313181 in 1,394
North Carolina#324341 in 1,475
Washington#325231 in 1,481
Alabama#326161 in 1,415
Michigan#332271 in 1,631
Nevada#34491 in 1,427
Georgia#346311 in 1,676
Texas#355981 in 1,781
Oklahoma#363121 in 1,538
Iowa#36791 in 1,598
Illinois#369311 in 1,855
South Carolina#371121 in 1,719
Indiana#374191 in 1,774
Oregon#375101 in 1,647
Tennessee#412181 in 1,956
Virginia#462161 in 2,468
Mississippi#46461 in 2,132
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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 2019

girls
#5,449
23 births · 1 in 72,972 girls
boys
#285
1,212 births · 1 in 1,480 boys

Top girls' names in 2019

  1. #1Olivia18,577
  2. #2Emma17,226
  3. #3Ava14,549
  4. #4Sophia13,821
  5. #5Isabella13,407
  6. #6Charlotte13,239
  7. #7Amelia12,944
  8. #8Mia12,508
  9. #9Harper10,497
  10. #10Evelyn10,443
  11. #5,449Cody23

Top boys' names in 2019

  1. #1Liam20,631
  2. #2Noah19,178
  3. #3Oliver13,967
  4. #4William13,658
  5. #5Elijah13,436
  6. #6James13,198
  7. #7Benjamin13,044
  8. #8Lucas12,483
  9. #9Mason11,484
  10. #10Alexander11,327
  11. #285Cody1,212
More about 2019

girls

1,678,366 girls got a published name in 2019; 1 in 72,972 of them was named Cody, which outranked 69.8% of the 18,024 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. #5,306Zemora24
  2. #5,306Zenia24
  3. #5,306Zoi24
  4. #5,449Cody23
  5. #5,449Aamiyah23
  6. #5,449Ainoha23
  7. #5,449Aleenah23
  8. #5,612Adalene22
  9. #5,612Adama22
  10. #5,612Adayah22

Tied with 162 names at #5,449; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2018
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,081Amoura#2,059 → #978
  2. ↑ 553Theodora#1,406 → #853
  3. ↑ 456Navy#1,269 → #813
  4. ↑ 415Emani#1,371 → #956
  5. ↑ 403Yaritza#1,216 → #813
Fallers
  1. ↓ 451Emmarie#990 → #1,441
  2. ↓ 368Saniyah#934 → #1,302
  3. ↓ 252Tatiana#692 → #944
  4. ↓ 229Zhavia#879 → #1,108
  5. ↓ 219Jayden#979 → #1,198

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

boys

1,794,216 boys got a published name in 2019; 1 in 1,480 of them was named Cody, which outranked 98.0% of the 14,133 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. #282Damien1,246
  2. #283Dallas1,235
  3. #284Chance1,214
  4. #285Cody1,212
  5. #286Jett1,203
  6. #287Finley1,194
  7. #287Jensen1,194
Biggest movers since 2018
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,830Sekani#6,703 → #873
  2. ↑ 5,230Ermias#5,770 → #540
  3. ↑ 654Amias#1,478 → #824
  4. ↑ 623Kyro#1,343 → #720
  5. ↑ 512Aziel#1,465 → #953
Fallers
  1. ↓ 376Jaxtyn#776 → #1,152
  2. ↓ 252Brysen#860 → #1,112
  3. ↓ 220Coen#814 → #1,034
  4. ↓ 219Chad#899 → #1,118
  5. ↓ 219Imran#933 → #1,152

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

See the top 100 for 2019 →