Cody
A unisex name of Irish origin, meaning helpful; descendant of Ó Cuidighthigh.
How Cody has moved
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| 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 |
Cody by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 19,875 babies in 1992, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1995, about 1 in 130 American babies born that year was called Cody.
Names that come from Cody
Forms of Cody in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cody. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Cody
Names that are said the same way as Cody, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Kodyhelpful; a form of Cody73 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kodihelpful; a modern respelling of Cody37 in England and Wales (2025)
- Codihelpful; a respelling of Cody10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Codiecushion; a form of Cody9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kodie22 in England and Wales (2025)
- Khodi22 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a helper
Like Cody, each of these has a helper in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ezrahelp, helper1,300 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alexisdefender, helper2,847 in the US (2017)
- Alexdefender, helper; short form of Alexander or Alexis2,766 in the US (2017)
- Paigeyoung servant or attendant1,695 in the US (2017)
- Adrielmy help is god; flock of god1,553 in the US (2017)
- Marshallhorse servant or stable master938 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Cody
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