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“Helpful; or son of Odo” — Irish origin
Boy's name · #318 in the US (2025) · 90s
Cody's best rank, #24, came in 1991; it has stepped well back to #318 today. Roughly 292,000 boys have been named Cody since 1884. Together with its spelling variants Kody (#1070) and Kodi (#1801), Cody would rank around #255 with about 1,400 births last year — the newborns split about 78/15/7 across Cody, Kody, and Kodi.
Around the world: #71 in Scotland (2025) · #77 in N. Ireland (2025) · #91 in Ireland (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 418 notable people named Cody:
Sports figures appear 2.95× more often than among typical names — e.g. Cody Gakpo, Dutch association football player (born 1999).
Similar names: Kody · Devin · Cole · Brody · Kyle · Brady
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