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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #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
1908
1907
1906#1,2535
1905
1904
1903
1902
1901
1900
1899#9286
1898
1897#1,0575
1896
1895
1894
1893
1892
1891
1890
1889#8786
1888#8157
1887
1886
1885
1884#9715
1883
1882
1881
1880
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 1976

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedAKMaine: 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: #115 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 710 boysWAIdaho: #47 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 180 boysIDMontana: #78 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 319 boysMTNorth Dakota: #65 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 291 boysNDMinnesota: #162 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,590 boysMNIllinois: #482 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 5,601 boysILWisconsin: #272 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,415 boysWIMichigan: #544 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 8,731 boysMINew York: #718 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 11,225 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedRIOregon: #85 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 438 boysORNevada: #76 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 366 boysNVWyoming: #32 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 98 boysWYSouth Dakota: #60 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 256 boysSDIowa: #146 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,088 boysIAIndiana: #301 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,468 boysINOhio: #440 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 7,487 boysOHPennsylvania: #416 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 7,155 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #288 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,171 boysCTCalifornia: #322 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 2,559 boysCAUtah: #43 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 159 boysUTColorado: #124 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 696 boysCONebraska: #83 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 449 boysNEMissouri: #208 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,737 boysMOKentucky: #382 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,325 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedDEArizona: #145 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 744 boysAZNew Mexico: #82 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 348 boysNMKansas: #120 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 689 boysKSArkansas: #115 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 571 boysARTennessee: #329 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,722 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #90 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 398 boysOKLouisiana: #168 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 779 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedMSAlabama: #280 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,285 boysALGeorgia: #581 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,123 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Cody, so not publishedHITexas: #82 for boys · 306 births · 1 in 352 boysTXFlorida: #453 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,719 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#32 · 1 in 98
  2. Utah#43 · 1 in 159
  3. Idaho#47 · 1 in 180
  4. South Dakota#60 · 1 in 256
  5. North Dakota#65 · 1 in 291

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#32271 in 98
Utah#431031 in 159
Idaho#47401 in 180
South Dakota#60191 in 256
North Dakota#65171 in 291
Nevada#76101 in 366
Montana#78161 in 319
New Mexico#82271 in 348
Texas#823061 in 352
Nebraska#83241 in 449
Oregon#85371 in 438
Oklahoma#90481 in 398
Arkansas#115261 in 571
Washington#115341 in 710
Kansas#120221 in 689
Colorado#124271 in 696
Arizona#145241 in 744
Iowa#146181 in 1,088
Minnesota#162171 in 1,590
Louisiana#168391 in 779
Missouri#208191 in 1,737
Wisconsin#27291 in 3,415
Alabama#280111 in 2,285
Connecticut#28851 in 3,171
Indiana#301111 in 3,468
California#322621 in 2,559
Tennessee#32981 in 3,722
Kentucky#38251 in 5,325
Pennsylvania#416101 in 7,155
Ohio#440101 in 7,487
Florida#453101 in 4,719
Illinois#482141 in 5,601
Michigan#54471 in 8,731
Georgia#58151 in 7,123
New York#718101 in 11,225
Alaska
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Mississippi
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Carolina
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia

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 1976

girls
#1,677
58 births · 1 in 25,260 girls
boys
#200
1,098 births · 1 in 1,429 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #1,677Cody58

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #200Cody1,098
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 25,260 of them was named Cody, which outranked 84.6% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cody
  1. #1,662Stacee59
  2. #1,662Talitha59
  3. #1,662Tuesday59
  4. #1,677Cody58
  5. #1,677Alfreda58
  6. #1,677Antonio58
  7. #1,677Bethann58
  8. #1,694Abbey57
  9. #1,694Aleshia57
  10. #1,694Alia57

Tied with 16 names at #1,677; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. 3,548Rhiannon#4,141#593
  2. 3,533Mackenzie#4,370#837
  3. 3,060Khalilah#3,774#714
  4. 1,663Kenisha#2,612#949
  5. 1,455Latoria#2,411#956
Fallers
  1. 821Nyree#926#1,747
  2. 668Syreeta#778#1,446
  3. 505Cher#994#1,499
  4. 398Kandice#957#1,355
  5. 370Racquel#973#1,343

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

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 1,429 of them was named Cody, which outranked 96.9% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cody
  1. #197Angel1,139
  2. #198Omar1,137
  3. #199Raul1,111
  4. #200Cody1,098
  5. #201Toby1,094
  6. #202Isaac1,093
  7. #203Alejandro1,076
Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. 3,506Seneca#4,309#803
  2. 1,165Jameel#2,134#969
  3. 712Delvin#1,658#946
  4. 567Jerimy#1,530#963
  5. 510Jamaal#1,042#532
Fallers
  1. 1,113Santino#1,000#2,113
  2. 511Carnell#900#1,411
  3. 453Nakia#337#790
  4. 395Charlton#938#1,333
  5. 376Benjiman#970#1,346

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

See the top 100 for 1976