Kody
Boy · KO-dee · Irish
Kody is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 516th for boys in the UK (83 babies) and 1,069th for boys in the US (202 babies).
What does Kody mean?
Irish: spelling of Cody, an Irish surname
Spelling of Cody, from an Irish surname made famous by the showman Buffalo Bill Cody.
- Say it
- KO-dee
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Is Kody a girl's or a boy's name?
Kody is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 83 boys in the UK and 19 girls and 202 boys in the US.
How popular is Kody in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #516among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 83about 1 in 3,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 83 boys in the UK were named Kody, making it the 516th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 567th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 93 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kody in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 152 boys in the UK were given Kody or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #335, up from #516 for this spelling alone.
In 1996, 55% of the babies named Kody in the UK were girls. By 2023 it was 1%, with more boys than girls since 2001.
Among boys in 2025, it was 529th in England and Wales, 495th in Scotland and 344th in Northern Ireland.
Kody in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83 | #516 |
| 2024 | 85 | #514 |
| 2023 | 92 | #479 |
| 2022 | 64 | #642 |
| 2021 | 85 | #524 |
| 2020 | 74 | #567 |
| 2019 | 78 | #547 |
| 2018 | 71 | #581 |
| 2017 | 79 | #549 |
| 2016 | 80 | #548 |
| 2015 | 84 | #516 |
| 2014 | 93 | #483 |
| 2013 | 74 | #546 |
| 2012 | 67 | #594 |
| 2011 | 78 | #510 |
| 2010 | 72 | #541 |
| 2009 | 66 | #568 |
| 2008 | 54 | #644 |
| 2007 | 51 | #643 |
| 2006 | 45 | #679 |
| 2005 | 50 | #590 |
| 2004 | 33 | #763 |
| 2003 | 24 | #900 |
| 2002 | 24 | #846 |
| 2001 | 19 | #949 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,043 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,112 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Kody in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,069among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 202about 1 in 8,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 202 boys in the US were named Kody, making it the 1,069th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 946th. Its busiest year was 1993, with 1,169 boys. It first appears in the records in 1956. 19 girls were also named Kody in 2025 (6,115th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Kody in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 312 boys in the US were given Kody or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #749, up from #1,069 for this spelling alone.
Kody in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 202 | #1,069 |
| 2024 | 197 | #1,096 |
| 2023 | 222 | #992 |
| 2022 | 194 | #1,103 |
| 2021 | 227 | #977 |
| 2020 | 232 | #946 |
| 2019 | 271 | #831 |
| 2018 | 243 | #890 |
| 2017 | 270 | #826 |
| 2016 | 275 | #827 |
| 2015 | 310 | #769 |
| 2014 | 331 | #725 |
| 2013 | 324 | #720 |
| 2012 | 341 | #693 |
| 2011 | 372 | #629 |
| 2010 | 385 | #630 |
| 2009 | 434 | #595 |
| 2008 | 443 | #579 |
| 2007 | 507 | #516 |
| 2006 | 525 | #492 |
| 2005 | 527 | #476 |
| 2004 | 638 | #407 |
| 2003 | 625 | #412 |
| 2002 | 665 | #391 |
| 2001 | 721 | #368 |
| 2000 | 783 | #349 |
| 1999 | 732 | #357 |
| 1998 | 811 | #333 |
| 1997 | 987 | #283 |
| 1996 | 1,042 | #270 |
| 1995 | 1,092 | #258 |
| 1994 | 1,163 | #247 |
| 1993 | 1,169 | #245 |
| 1992 | 1,145 | #253 |
| 1991 | 982 | #271 |
| 1990 | 833 | #305 |
| 1989 | 638 | #355 |
| 1988 | 560 | #362 |
| 1987 | 437 | #417 |
| 1986 | 326 | #485 |
| 1985 | 303 | #499 |
| 1984 | 223 | #568 |
| 1983 | 160 | #675 |
| 1982 | 143 | #723 |
| 1981 | 105 | #865 |
| 1980 | 88 | #957 |
| 1979 | 80 | #991 |
| 1978 | 91 | #901 |
| 1977 | 67 | #1,054 |
| 1976 | 57 | #1,123 |
| 1975 | 40 | #1,378 |
| 1974 | 41 | #1,335 |
| 1973 | 36 | #1,400 |
| 1972 | 21 | #1,966 |
| 1971 | 21 | #1,986 |
| 1970 | 21 | #1,938 |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,548 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,106 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,759 |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,783 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,242 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,047 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,303 |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,095 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,940 |
Names like Kody
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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