#2892024 rank
1992peak year
275,092babies named Cody since 1880
▼ 4%5-year trend
Cody popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Cody mean?
From the Irish surname Ó Cuidighthigh, traditionally glossed 'helpful', later linked to Mac Óda, 'son of Óda'. It went West through showman Buffalo Bill Cody and peaked in late-twentieth-century America.
OriginIrish
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, classic
Names like Cody
Same era, same vibe — if you like Cody, these usually land on the shortlist too.
Famous Codys
- Buffalo Bill Cody, frontiersman
Spellings & variants
Kody
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