Cody

Primarily a boy's name · 98% boys

Meaning

Cody is a name in the English language, ultimately of Irish origin. Spellings include Codi, Codie, Coedee, Kodi, Kodie, and Kody. Other variants are Coady and Codey.

From Wikipedia

Cody first appears in the data in 1884 and has been recorded in 122 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 19,875 babies (rank #24 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,161 boys (rank #289). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Cody

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Cody yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

2Destiny numberThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

296,063

Total babies (all years)

122

Years in the data

19,875

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Cody

Cody Gakpoassociation football player · b. 1999
Cody Rhodesprofessional wrestler · b. 1985
Cody Simpsonpop singer · b. 1997
Cody Christiantelevision actor · b. 1995
Cody Linleyfilm actor · b. 1989

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1884	5	#1,000
1888	7	#833
1889	6	#894
1897	5	#1,095
1899	6	#957
1906	5	#1,279
1909	6	#1,306
1910	8	#1,223
1911	7	#1,414
1912	13	#1,370
1913	9	#1,975
1914	13	#1,800
1915	15	#1,892
1916	18	#1,711
1917	26	#1,369
1918	24	#1,503
1919	23	#1,540
1920	24	#1,550
1921	28	#1,420
1922	22	#1,659
1923	28	#1,387
1924	18	#1,907
1925	8	#3,196
1926	19	#1,801
1927	17	#1,971
1928	17	#1,915
1929	12	#2,339
1930	20	#1,654
1931	25	#1,400
1932	15	#1,934
1933	17	#1,720
1934	23	#1,429
1935	13	#2,050
1936	23	#1,392
1937	22	#1,455
1938	21	#1,486
1939	20	#1,500
1940	19	#1,584
1941	23	#1,419
1942	18	#1,688
1943	23	#1,467
1944	29	#1,238
1945	27	#1,273
1946	28	#1,332
1947	33	#1,277
1948	43	#1,084
1949	31	#1,302
1950	42	#1,087
1951	54	#951
1952	67	#853
1953	62	#910
1954	74	#843
1955	75	#847
1956	73	#875
1957	80	#843
1958	95	#761
1959	87	#817
1960	88	#814
1961	113	#722
1962	141	#651
1963	175	#595
1964	191	#573
1965	167	#589
1966	159	#595
1967	194	#534
1968	210	#525
1969	255	#479
1970	381	#419
1971	411	#401
1972	484	#352
1973	651	#282
1974	799	#251
1975	900	#227
1976	1,098	#200
1977	1,266	#183
1978	1,683	#152
1979	1,852	#147
1980	1,957	#142
1981	2,328	#119
1982	3,180	#95
1983	3,505	#81
1984	5,208	#62
1985	7,095	#52
1986	6,934	#56
1987	8,675	#49
1988	10,583	#43
1989	10,822	#45
1990	15,399	#31
1991	18,980	#24
1992	19,875	#24
1993	19,151	#24
1994	17,589	#25
1995	15,566	#26
1996	12,953	#31
1997	10,297	#36
1998	8,810	#43
1999	7,864	#45
2000	7,132	#60
2001	6,575	#64
2002	5,939	#71
2003	5,400	#78
2004	5,125	#84
2005	4,529	#96
2006	4,106	#105
2007	3,562	#120
2008	3,509	#123
2009	3,006	#135
2010	2,446	#157
2011	2,177	#173
2012	2,011	#188
2013	1,758	#214
2014	1,748	#219
2015	1,596	#237
2016	1,408	#255
2017	1,298	#278
2018	1,254	#280
2019	1,210	#285
2020	1,133	#297
2021	1,075	#312
2022	1,113	#302
2023	1,086	#304
2024	1,161	#289