Cody

Where Cody comes from

The dictionaries list Cody as a given name — a unisex given name transferred from the surname — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • From a surname
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1884
    First appearance
    #971 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1985
    Cody Rhodes born
    American professional wrestler
  3. 1992
    Peak, #24
    19,876 babies named Cody — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1998
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #43.
  5. 1999
    Cody Gakpo born
    Dutch association football player
In the dictionary
  • A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Cody Gakpo · Dutch association football player, born 1999
  • Cody Rhodes · American professional wrestler, born 1985
  • Cody Simpson · Australian singer, born 1997
  • Cody Christian · American actor, born 1995
  • Cody Linley · American actor, born 1989

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.