Boys' name · peaked in 1992
Cody name popularity since 1925
296,861 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Cody (1.7% girls, 98.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1993 or earlier, so the typical Cody is about 33 years old in 2026. Cody peaked in 1992 as the #24 name for boys, and it ranked #318 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 296,861
- Named Cody, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #318
- for boys in 2025 (1,076 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.3% boys
- 5,168 girls · 291,693 boys
- Most popular in
- Wyoming
- 3.07× its national share
Peak year is the year Cody made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Cody births per year, 1925–2025
1992 was the biggest year for Cody both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1969 and 1974, Cody became 3.6× more common, from 1 in 7,010 baby boys to 1 in 1,970.
- Steepest fall: Between 1995 and 2000, its share of baby boys fell by 56%, from 1 in 122 to 1 in 275.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Cody's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Cody.
Decade by decade
Babies named Cody in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 5 | 73 | – |
| 1930s | 5 | 199 | #2,050 |
| 1940s | 38 | 274 | #1,273 |
| 1950s | 99 | 709 | #847 |
| 1960s | 162 | 1,693 | #589 |
| 1970s | 685 | 9,523 | #227 |
| 1980s | 1,933 | 60,289 | #52 |
| 1990s | 1,444 | 146,486 | #26 |
| 2000s | 412 | 48,883 | #96 |
| 2010s | 225 | 16,910 | #237 |
| 2020–25 | 160 | 6,654 | #318 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
60.9% of babies named Cody from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Cody is most popular
The index compares Cody's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Cody.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 3.07× | 1,227 |
| Idaho | 2.60× | 3,053 |
| Montana | 2.37× | 2,051 |
| Alaska | 2.26× | 992 |
| Utah | 2.20× | 5,545 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Cody and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Cody (this page) | 291,693 | 1992 |
| Kody | 23,762 | 1994 |
| Codey | 3,219 | 1993 |
| Codie | 2,587 | 1993 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Cody's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Cody.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Cody (1992).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data