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
- Peak · boys
- 1992 · 19,876 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 24 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 292,009since 1884
Cody over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,554 | 22 | #318 | 1,076 |
| 2024 | #4,893 | 27 | #289 | 1,168 |
| 2023 | #4,047 | 36 | #304 | 1,086 |
| 2022 | #5,309 | 24 | #302 | 1,115 |
| 2021 | #5,091 | 25 | #312 | 1,076 |
| 2020 | #4,880 | 26 | #297 | 1,133 |
| 2019 | #5,449 | 23 | #285 | 1,212 |
| 2018 | #6,010 | 20 | #280 | 1,254 |
| 2017 | #4,477 | 31 | #278 | 1,298 |
| 2016 | #7,230 | 16 | #255 | 1,409 |
| 2015 | #5,458 | 24 | #237 | 1,596 |
| 2014 | #5,025 | 27 | #219 | 1,748 |
| 2013 | #6,462 | 19 | #214 | 1,758 |
| 2012 | #5,895 | 22 | #188 | 2,011 |
| 2011 | #6,335 | 20 | #173 | 2,177 |
| 2010 | #5,771 | 23 | #157 | 2,447 |
| 2009 | #6,317 | 21 | #135 | 3,006 |
| 2008 | #5,750 | 24 | #123 | 3,509 |
| 2007 | #4,299 | 35 | #120 | 3,562 |
| 2006 | #4,811 | 29 | #105 | 4,106 |
| 2005 | #4,958 | 26 | #96 | 4,529 |
| 2004 | #2,742 | 59 | #84 | 5,125 |
| 2003 | #3,187 | 46 | #78 | 5,400 |
| 2002 | #2,888 | 51 | #71 | 5,939 |
| 2001 | #2,360 | 67 | #64 | 6,575 |
| 2000 | #2,708 | 54 | #60 | 7,132 |
| 1999 | #2,854 | 47 | #45 | 7,864 |
| 1998 | #2,083 | 70 | #43 | 8,810 |
| 1997 | #1,845 | 80 | #36 | 10,296 |
| 1996 | #1,583 | 98 | #31 | 12,954 |
| 1995 | #1,214 | 141 | #26 | 15,566 |
| 1994 | #1,083 | 166 | #25 | 17,589 |
| 1993 | #1,023 | 180 | #24 | 19,152 |
| 1992 | #949 | 203 | #24 | 19,876 |
| 1991 | #868 | 230 | #24 | 18,980 |
| 1990 | #859 | 229 | #31 | 15,399 |
| 1989 | #940 | 190 | #45 | 10,823 |
| 1988 | #740 | 253 | #43 | 10,583 |
| 1987 | #779 | 227 | #49 | 8,675 |
| 1986 | #809 | 207 | #56 | 6,934 |
| 1985 | #745 | 232 | #52 | 7,096 |
| 1984 | #771 | 209 | #62 | 5,209 |
| 1983 | #968 | 151 | #81 | 3,505 |
| 1982 | #776 | 211 | #95 | 3,180 |
| 1981 | #1,004 | 145 | #119 | 2,328 |
| 1980 | #1,216 | 108 | #143 | 1,956 |
| 1979 | #931 | 158 | #147 | 1,851 |
| 1978 | #903 | 158 | #152 | 1,683 |
| 1977 | #1,637 | 64 | #183 | 1,266 |
| 1976 | #1,677 | 58 | #200 | 1,098 |
| 1975 | #1,729 | 54 | #227 | 899 |
| 1974 | #1,961 | 43 | #251 | 800 |
| 1973 | #2,019 | 40 | #283 | 651 |
| 1972 | #2,022 | 39 | #352 | 484 |
| 1971 | #2,175 | 37 | #401 | 410 |
| 1970 | #2,267 | 34 | #418 | 381 |
| 1969 | #2,645 | 25 | #479 | 255 |
| 1968 | #3,315 | 16 | #524 | 210 |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 | #533 | 194 |
| 1966 | #3,400 | 14 | #595 | 159 |
| 1965 | #3,733 | 12 | #589 | 167 |
| 1964 | #2,825 | 20 | #572 | 191 |
| 1963 | #3,336 | 15 | #594 | 175 |
| 1962 | #3,592 | 13 | #651 | 141 |
| 1961 | #3,608 | 13 | #720 | 113 |
| 1960 | #2,649 | 21 | #813 | 88 |
| 1959 | #4,031 | 10 | #817 | 87 |
| 1958 | #3,379 | 13 | #761 | 95 |
| 1957 | #3,696 | 11 | #842 | 80 |
| 1956 | #3,321 | 13 | #874 | 73 |
| 1955 | #3,377 | 12 | #847 | 75 |
| 1954 | #3,490 | 11 | #842 | 74 |
| 1953 | #4,226 | 8 | #908 | 62 |
| 1952 | #3,796 | 9 | #850 | 67 |
| 1951 | — | #949 | 54 | |
| 1950 | #3,052 | 12 | #1,086 | 42 |
| 1949 | #4,235 | 7 | #1,297 | 31 |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | #1,079 | 43 |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #1,271 | 33 |
| 1946 | #3,665 | 8 | #1,327 | 28 |
| 1945 | #3,676 | 7 | #1,270 | 27 |
| 1944 | — | #1,235 | 29 | |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #1,461 | 23 |
| 1942 | — | #1,682 | 18 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,411 | 23 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,573 | 19 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,489 | 20 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,476 | 21 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,444 | 22 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,384 | 23 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,029 | 13 | |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #1,425 | 23 |
| 1933 | — | #1,707 | 17 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,922 | 15 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,394 | 25 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,644 | 20 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,317 | 12 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,902 | 17 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,959 | 17 | |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #1,787 | 19 |
| 1925 | — | #3,155 | 8 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,894 | 18 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,385 | 28 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,644 | 22 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,412 | 28 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,543 | 24 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,531 | 23 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,499 | 24 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,362 | 26 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,698 | 18 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,878 | 15 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,772 | 13 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,945 | 9 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,353 | 13 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,387 | 7 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,193 | 8 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,277 | 6 | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | #1,253 | 5 | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | #928 | 6 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #878 | 6 | |
| 1888 | — | #815 | 7 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1997
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wyoming#5 · 1 in 55
- South Dakota#8 · 1 in 61
- North Dakota#10 · 1 in 60
- Montana#10 · 1 in 71
- Vermont#14 · 1 in 61
Best ever in a state: #2 in South Dakota, 1992.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #5 | 36 | 1 in 55 |
| South Dakota | #8 | 64 | 1 in 61 |
| Montana | #10 | 57 | 1 in 71 |
| North Dakota | #10 | 63 | 1 in 60 |
| Vermont | #14 | 40 | 1 in 61 |
| Arkansas | #16 | 170 | 1 in 86 |
| West Virginia | #16 | 134 | 1 in 69 |
| Idaho | #19 | 74 | 1 in 101 |
| Kentucky | #21 | 278 | 1 in 84 |
| Nebraska | #21 | 95 | 1 in 103 |
| Iowa | #22 | 157 | 1 in 104 |
| Maine | #23 | 68 | 1 in 85 |
| Alaska | #25 | 34 | 1 in 99 |
| Tennessee | #25 | 328 | 1 in 106 |
| Minnesota | #26 | 273 | 1 in 106 |
| Oklahoma | #26 | 186 | 1 in 108 |
| Oregon | #26 | 163 | 1 in 119 |
| Alabama | #27 | 214 | 1 in 115 |
| Indiana | #28 | 333 | 1 in 112 |
| Missouri | #28 | 290 | 1 in 119 |
| Colorado | #29 | 189 | 1 in 132 |
| Hawaii | #29 | 49 | 1 in 107 |
| Mississippi | #29 | 113 | 1 in 132 |
| New Hampshire | #29 | 63 | 1 in 94 |
| Nevada | #30 | 80 | 1 in 134 |
| Florida | #32 | 486 | 1 in 177 |
| Georgia | #32 | 349 | 1 in 144 |
| North Carolina | #32 | 357 | 1 in 132 |
| Ohio | #32 | 580 | 1 in 121 |
| Washington | #32 | 240 | 1 in 140 |
| Louisiana | #33 | 172 | 1 in 156 |
| South Carolina | #33 | 140 | 1 in 144 |
| Kansas | #34 | 116 | 1 in 133 |
| Michigan | #34 | 400 | 1 in 148 |
| Arizona | #35 | 220 | 1 in 156 |
| Virginia | #35 | 260 | 1 in 148 |
| Wisconsin | #36 | 211 | 1 in 136 |
| Texas | #38 | 805 | 1 in 195 |
| New Mexico | #39 | 66 | 1 in 162 |
| Pennsylvania | #39 | 428 | 1 in 154 |
| Utah | #39 | 128 | 1 in 149 |
| Illinois | #41 | 393 | 1 in 203 |
| Delaware | #45 | 26 | 1 in 151 |
| Maryland | #45 | 139 | 1 in 202 |
| Rhode Island | #61 | 24 | 1 in 218 |
| Massachusetts | #68 | 124 | 1 in 293 |
| Connecticut | #73 | 57 | 1 in 324 |
| New York | #75 | 296 | 1 in 388 |
| New Jersey | #93 | 91 | 1 in 528 |
| California | #94 | 637 | 1 in 386 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1884
- Peaked 1992 at #24 (19,876 births)
- Births halved by 1998, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 24 yrs · run 1982–2005
- Top 1,000: 79 yrs · run 1951–2025
- Highest: 1 in 100 boys born in 1992 were named Cody (1.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,587 boys born in 2025 (0.06%)
- 50.2% of all boys named Cody (146,486) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18 | #815 (1888) | #888 |
| 1890s | 11 | #928 (1899) | #993 |
| 1900s | 11 | #1,253 (1906) | #1,265 |
| 1910s | 156 | #1,193 (1910) | #1,562 |
| 1920s | 193 | #1,385 (1923) | #1,900 |
| 1930s | 199 | #1,384 (1936) | #1,591 |
| 1940s | 274 | #1,079 (1948) | #1,361 |
| 1950s | 709 | #761 (1958) | #878 |
| 1960s | 1,693 | #479 (1969) | #607 |
| 1970s | 9,523 | #147 (1979) | #261 |
| 1980s | 60,289 | #43 (1988) | #75 |
| 1990s | 146,486 | #24 (1992) | #31 |
| 2000s | 48,883 | #60 (2000) | #94 |
| 2010s | 16,910 | #157 (2010) | #229 |
| 2020s | 6,654 | #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 1997
Top girls' names in 1997
Top boys' names in 1997
More about 1997
girls
1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 21,759 of them was named Cody, which outranked 88.6% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,828Sahara81
- #1,828Shante81
- #1,828Yesica81
- #1,845Cody80
- #1,845Aleesha80
- #1,845Alexander80
- #1,845Aniyah80
- #1,864Abriana79
- #1,864Aerial79
- #1,864Arden79
Tied with 18 names at #1,845; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 183 of them was named Cody, which outranked 99.7% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.