Kody

#6,116 for girls in 2025, 19 births · #1,069 for boys in 2025, 202 births
Given to boys 96.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
1993 · 1,169 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
23,762
since 1956

Kody over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Kody has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201999peak #245, 1993boys
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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#6,11619#1,069202
2024#5,96220#1,096197
2023#6,16919#992222
2022#7,28115#1,103194
2021#4,96426#977227
2020#6,92316#946232
2019#7,71614#831271
2018#8,14613#890243
2017#6,80817#826270
2016#7,60215#827275
2015#8,00814#769310
2014#13,0697#725331
2013#8,13514#720324
2012#9,71111#693341
2011#7,78315#629372
2010#7,88015#630385
2009#9,97511#595434
2008#6,79919#579443
2007#10,81810#516507
2006#7,14217#492525
2005#10,12810#476527
2004#10,6909#407638
2003#12,4087#412625
2002#6,12918#391665
2001#6,32217#368721
2000#4,64925#349783
1999#7,71612#357732
1998#5,36319#333811
1997#6,48314#283987
1996#3,63230#2701,042
1995#3,28534#2581,092
1994#4,37623#2471,163
1993#3,50631#2451,169
1992#3,96826#2531,145
1991#3,20734#271982
1990#3,71428#305833
1989#4,12123#355638
1988#3,69025#362560
1987#3,42426#417437
1986#3,75722#485326
1985#4,28218#499303
1984#4,31817#568223
1983#4,68615#675160
1982#4,52716#723143
1981#865105
1980#7,4188#95788
1979#6,6969#99180
1978#4,67914#90191
1977#5,53211#1,05467
1976#1,12357
1975#6,4848#1,37840
1974#6,9007#1,33541
1973#1,40036
1972#8,2925#1,96621
1971#8,3245#1,98721
1970#1,93921
1969#2,54912
1968#3,1078
1967#2,7609
1966#2,7849
1965#5,8176#3,2447
1964#2,20514
1963#4,0485
1962#3,3057
1961#3,0978
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First appearance
1956

The first year at least five boys were named Kody! It came in at #3,942, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1956–1960, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Kody is popular in 1999

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Kody, so not publishedAKMaine: #158 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 944 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Kody, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Kody, so not publishedNHWashington: #315 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,920 boysWAIdaho: #212 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 849 boysIDMontana: #156 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 571 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kody, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #260 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,817 boysMNIllinois: #401 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,956 boysILWisconsin: #189 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,046 boysWIMichigan: #262 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,731 boysMINew York: #653 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 6,690 boysNYMassachusetts: #417 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,535 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kody, so not publishedRIOregon: #246 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,165 boysORNevada: #292 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,472 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Kody, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #190 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 812 boysSDIowa: #182 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 874 boysIAIndiana: #220 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,281 boysINOhio: #244 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,734 boysOHPennsylvania: #254 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,887 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Kody, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Kody, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #492 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 4,836 boysCAUtah: #227 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,145 boysUTColorado: #338 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,099 boysCONebraska: #258 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,434 boysNEMissouri: #200 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,067 boysMOKentucky: #296 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,346 boysKYWest Virginia: #205 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,265 boysWVVirginia: #464 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,622 boysVAMaryland: #471 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,549 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kody, so not publishedDEArizona: #302 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,809 boysAZNew Mexico: #248 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,199 boysNMKansas: #265 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,474 boysKSArkansas: #235 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,197 boysARTennessee: #541 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,166 boysTNNorth Carolina: #472 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,786 boysNCSouth Carolina: #399 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,570 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kody, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #189 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 920 boysOKLouisiana: #402 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,277 boysLAMississippi: #430 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,535 boysMSAlabama: #387 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,771 boysALGeorgia: #446 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,165 boysGAHawaii: #180 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 717 boysHITexas: #456 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 3,430 boysTXFlorida: #394 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,801 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#156 · 1 in 571
  2. Maine#158 · 1 in 944
  3. Hawaii#180 · 1 in 717
  4. Iowa#182 · 1 in 874
  5. Oklahoma#189 · 1 in 920

Best ever in a state: #84 in Idaho, 1993.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#15671 in 571
Maine#15861 in 944
Hawaii#18071 in 717
Iowa#182191 in 874
Oklahoma#189221 in 920
Wisconsin#189281 in 1,046
South Dakota#19051 in 812
Missouri#200321 in 1,067
West Virginia#20571 in 1,265
Idaho#21291 in 849
Indiana#220301 in 1,281
Utah#227181 in 1,145
Arkansas#235121 in 1,197
Ohio#244401 in 1,734
Oregon#246171 in 1,165
New Mexico#24891 in 1,199
Pennsylvania#254351 in 1,887
Nebraska#25871 in 1,434
Minnesota#260161 in 1,817
Michigan#262341 in 1,731
Kansas#265111 in 1,474
Nevada#29281 in 1,472
Kentucky#296101 in 2,346
Arizona#302201 in 1,809
Washington#315181 in 1,920
Colorado#338131 in 2,099
Alabama#38791 in 2,771
Florida#394311 in 2,801
South Carolina#39981 in 2,570
Illinois#401271 in 2,956
Louisiana#402121 in 2,277
Massachusetts#41781 in 4,535
Mississippi#43061 in 2,535
Georgia#446171 in 3,165
Texas#456481 in 3,430
Virginia#464111 in 3,622
Maryland#47181 in 3,549
North Carolina#472131 in 3,786
California#492501 in 4,836
Tennessee#54171 in 5,166
New York#653171 in 6,690
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Connecticut
Delaware
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New Jersey
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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 Kody
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 27 spots since 2024 (#1,096#1,069)
  • 123 spots since 2020 (#946#1,069)
  • 300 spots since 2015 (#769#1,069)
  • Biggest jump: 153 spots in 1978 (#1,054#901)
  • Biggest drop: 126 spots in 2022 (#977#1,103)
Rise & fade · boys
37 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1956
  • Peaked 1993 at #245 (1,169 births)
  • Births halved by 2005, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 45 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 45 yrs · run 1978–2021
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,661
  • Highest: 1 in 1,661 boys born in 1994 were named Kody (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 8,456 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #245 in 1993, was only 1 in 1,678 (0.06%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 41.9% of all boys named Kody (9,956) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s5#3,942 (1956)#3,942
1960s79#2,205 (1964)#3,011
1970s475#901 (1978)#1,407
1980s2,983#355 (1989)#591
1990s9,956#245 (1993)#282
2000s5,868#349 (2000)#459
2010s3,122#629 (2011)#754
2020s1,274#946 (2020)#1,031

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.

Kody in 1999

girls
#7,716
12 births · 1 in 147,819 girls
boys
#357
732 births · 1 in 2,623 boys

Top girls' names in 1999

  1. #1Emily26,542
  2. #2Hannah21,679
  3. #3Alexis19,237
  4. #4Sarah19,119
  5. #5Samantha19,044
  6. #6Ashley18,136
  7. #7Madison18,054
  8. #8Taylor16,906
  9. #9Jessica16,350
  10. #10Elizabeth15,350
  11. #7,716Kody12

Top boys' names in 1999

  1. #1Jacob35,371
  2. #2Michael33,915
  3. #3Matthew30,418
  4. #4Joshua27,265
  5. #5Nicholas25,639
  6. #6Christopher25,604
  7. #7Andrew23,866
  8. #8Joseph23,220
  9. #9Daniel22,704
  10. #10Tyler22,669
  11. #357Kody732
More about 1999

girls

1,773,823 girls got a published name in 1999; 1 in 147,819 of them was named Kody, which outranked 54.5% of the 16,947 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kody
  1. #7,239Zully13
  2. #7,239Zyonna13
  3. #7,239Zyria13
  4. #7,716Kody12
  5. #7,716Aalyah12
  6. #7,716Aalyiah12
  7. #7,716Aashna12
  8. #8,223Aakilah11
  9. #8,223Aamna11
  10. #8,223Aariana11

Tied with 506 names at #7,716; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. 1,407Citlalli#2,338#931
  2. 1,329Noelia#2,048#719
  3. 1,060Amaya#1,458#398
  4. 864Kyara#1,789#925
  5. 604Journey#1,557#953
Fallers
  1. 579Erykah#779#1,358
  2. 417Tea#747#1,164
  3. 415Tasia#800#1,215
  4. 406Monika#930#1,336
  5. 357Chase#952#1,309

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

boys

1,920,150 boys got a published name in 1999; 1 in 2,623 of them was named Kody, which outranked 96.9% of the 11,614 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kody
  1. #354Keaton737
  2. #355Tyson736
  3. #356Maurice734
  4. #357Kody732
  5. #358Roger730
  6. #359Bobby729
  7. #359Johnathon729
Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. 1,239Trajan#2,235#996
  2. 669Tyreese#1,558#889
  3. 595Latrell#1,231#636
  4. 420Zion#694#274
  5. 414Xander#1,338#924
Fallers
  1. 381Jaret#555#936
  2. 362Kordell#841#1,203
  3. 313Juwan#524#837
  4. 296Jarett#743#1,039
  5. 288Christion#989#1,277

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

See the top 100 for 1999