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Cody-James

Gender
Boy
Say it
KOH-dee-JAYMZ
Origin
Irish

Cody-James is a boys' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Cody-James mean?

Irish: Cody + James

Joins Cody (Irish) and James (Hebrew, “heel-holder, supplanter”).

Meanings borrowed from Cody and James.

Is Cody-James a girl's or a boy's name?

Cody-James is a boys' name.

How popular is Cody-James in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 9 boys.

Half of all the boys named Cody-James in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.

2009Busiest: 9 in 20162024
Cody-James in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20247#3,003
20238#2,691
20220–
20219#2,434
20204#4,025
20193#4,913
20185#3,596
20174#4,161
20169#2,468
20155#3,527
20140–
20138#2,541
20124#4,147
20116#3,038
20107#2,775
20094#3,909

Names like Cody-James

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Cody-James: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cody-james, updated 20 October 2026.