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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Cody

Gender

Male

Origin

English
A Cushion
Pillow
Irish

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Surname

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Cody

Pronunciation

c(o)-dy

More about the name

Cody is a name in the English language, ultimately of Irish and English origin. Spellings include Codi, Codie, Coedee, Kodi, Kodie, and Kody. Other variants are Coady and Codey.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1992 (rank #24, 19,873 births); most recent 2025 (rank #318, 1,076 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1988 (rank #740, 253 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5554, 22 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20251,07622
20241,16127
20231,08636
20221,11324
20211,07525
20201,13326
20191,21023
20181,25420
20171,29831
20161,40816

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #115, 566 births); most recent 2025 (rank #102, 504 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #315, 116 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5925, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
20255043
20244985
20235103
2022501–
2021449–
2020420–
20193786
20183685
20174323
201649110

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #654, 37 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1063, 34 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202334
202223
202132
202029
201916
201814
201712
201610
201514
201423

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #108, 70 births); most recent 2025 (rank #92, 64 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #247, 14 births); most recent 2022 (rank #730, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoysGirls
202564–
202463–
202357–
2022654
202161–
202060–
201951–
201849–
201738–
2016503

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #69, 79 births); most recent 2025 (rank #70, 69 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #205, 19 births); most recent 2012 (rank #665, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoysGirls
202569–
202464–
202367–
202279–
202161–
202069–
201967–
201855–
201762–
201672–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #89, 36 births); most recent 2025 (rank #77, 31 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #193, 9 births); most recent 2007 (rank #351, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoysGirls
202531–
202429–
202325–
202228–
202130–
202025–
201933–
201816–
201722–
201627–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1992 (rank #16, 254 births); most recent 2023 (rank #193, 18 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202318
202211
202117
202019
201918
20189
201713
201619
201517
201419

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence