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Kody

Boy

Meaning of Kody: English: 'helpful'

Kody is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1013th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 576th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1013

221 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#576

66 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

24,641

First recorded 1956 · peak 1993

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 105 babies1982: 159 babies1983: 175 babies1984: 240 babies1985: 321 babies1986: 348 babies1987: 463 babies1988: 585 babies1989: 661 babies1990: 861 babies19901991: 1,016 babies1992: 1,171 babies1993: 1,200 babies1994: 1,186 babies1995: 1,126 babies1996: 1,072 babies1997: 1,001 babies1998: 830 babies1999: 744 babies2000: 808 babies20002001: 738 babies2002: 683 babies2003: 632 babies2004: 647 babies2005: 537 babies2006: 542 babies2007: 517 babies2008: 462 babies2009: 445 babies2010: 400 babies20102011: 387 babies2012: 352 babies2013: 338 babies2014: 338 babies2015: 324 babies2016: 290 babies2017: 287 babies2018: 256 babies2019: 285 babies2020: 248 babies20202021: 253 babies2022: 209 babies2023: 241 babies2024: 217 babies2025: 221 babies
US babies named Kody per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,200.

Gender split

96% boys · 4% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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