Cody
A unisex name of Irish origin, meaning helpful; descendant of Ó Cuidighthigh.
Babies a year
504
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#318
down from #289
UK popularity
#102
504 babies · up from #107
How Cody has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #237 |
| 2016 | #255 |
| 2017 | #278 |
| 2018 | #280 |
| 2019 | #285 |
| 2020 | #297 |
| 2021 | #312 |
| 2022 | #302 |
| 2023 | #306 |
| 2024 | #289 |
| 2025 | #318 |
In 2025, 504 babies in England and Wales were named Cody. In the US, 1,315 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 19,875 in 1992.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Cody was most common in 1995, when it went to 0.77% of American babies of that sex.
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