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Cody

Boys' name · Millennial-era

Living in the US
~286,500 survival-weighted estimate
2025 rank
#318 among boys
Births in 2025
1,098 297,177 since 1880
Typical age
31 years, median

Cody popularity over time

Cody rank by birth year, 1884–2025Cody ranked #971 in 1884 and #318 in 2025. Its best rank in the period was #24, in 1991.#100#1,000#318best #24 in 199118901920195019802010
Rank among US baby names by birth year, 1884–2025. Lower is more popular; the scale is logarithmic so the top of the chart is not compressed.

More children were named Cody in 1992 than in any other year — 20,079 of them. The name does not appear in the data until 1884. It has held a top-100 place in 24 separate years.

In 2025 it ranked #318 with 1,098 births. Over ten years the count has fallen 32%. Year on year the rank dropped by 29.

Babies named Cody per yearPeaks at 20,079 births in 1992.20,079 in 1992018901920195019802010
Recorded US births by year. The peak is labelled; the axis starts at zero.

How many people are named Cody?

An estimated 286,500 living Americans are called Cody. That is out of 297,177 recorded births since 1880.

This is a survival-weighted estimate, not a headcount: every recorded birth year is multiplied by the chance someone born that year is still alive, using the SSA period life table. How the estimate works.

How old is the average Cody?

The typical living Cody is 31 years old. The 1990s produced the largest surviving cohort. By the site’s era rules that makes Cody a millennial-era name.

Your Cody

Ages of living people named CodyHalf of living Codys are older than 31 and half younger.median 31020406080100
Estimated living bearers by age today. Each bar is a birth year, weighted by the chance someone born then is still alive.

Where Cody is most common

Cody is 2.7× as common in Montana as it is nationally. Hawaii, Idaho and New Hampshire follow.

Where Cody is used more than average5 states use the name Cody more than the national average.Alaska: not over-representedAKMaine: not over-representedMEVermont: not over-representedVTNew Hampshire: 2.0× the national rateNHWashington: not over-representedWAIdaho: 2.0× the national rateIDMontana: 2.7× the national rateMTNorth Dakota: not over-representedNDMinnesota: not over-representedMNIllinois: not over-representedILWisconsin: not over-representedWIMichigan: not over-representedMINew York: not over-representedNYOregon: not over-representedORNevada: not over-representedNVWyoming: not over-representedWYSouth Dakota: not over-representedSDIowa: not over-representedIAIndiana: not over-representedINOhio: not over-representedOHPennsylvania: not over-representedPANew Jersey: not over-representedNJConnecticut: not over-representedCTRhode Island: not over-representedRICalifornia: not over-representedCAUtah: not over-representedUTColorado: not over-representedCONebraska: not over-representedNEMissouri: not over-representedMOKentucky: not over-representedKYWest Virginia: not over-representedWVVirginia: not over-representedVAMaryland: not over-representedMDDelaware: not over-representedDEMassachusetts: not over-representedMAArizona: not over-representedAZNew Mexico: 1.9× the national rateNMKansas: not over-representedKSArkansas: not over-representedARTennessee: not over-representedTNNorth Carolina: not over-representedNCSouth Carolina: not over-representedSCDistrict of Columbia: not over-representedDCOklahoma: not over-representedOKLouisiana: not over-representedLAMississippi: not over-representedMSAlabama: not over-representedALGeorgia: not over-representedGAHawaii: 2.5× the national rateHITexas: not over-representedTXFlorida: not over-representedFL
Same as national3× or more
Location quotient, 2016–2025. Shaded states use the name more than the country does, relative to their own births. Exact figures are in the table below.
States where Cody is over-represented, 2016–2025. The location quotient compares the state's share of the name with the national share.
StateBirthsvs national rate
Montana 58 2.7×
Hawaii 54 2.5×
Idaho 102 2.0×
New Hampshire 55 2.0×
New Mexico 84 1.9×

Cody in England and Wales

ONS recorded 507 births named Cody in 2025, ranking it #102.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts below three are suppressed by ONS.

Where the name Cody comes from

English Wiktionary: given name from surnames.

Notable people named Cody

Ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article about them — a measure of reach, not of importance.
NameKnown forYearsEditions
Cody Gakpo Dutch association football player 1999 61
Cody Rhodes American professional wrestler 1985 41
Cody Simpson Australian singer 1997 39
Cody Christian American actor 1995 31
Cody Linley American actor 1989 30
Cody Cameron American director and storyboard artist 1970 30
Cody Fern Australian actor and filmmaker 1988 24
Cody Zeller American basketball player 1992 23
Photo credits (6)

People and dates from Wikidata (CC0), limited to those with an English Wikipedia article who are known by this name as their first name.

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