Kody

Kody was the #1,069 boys' name in the US in 2025 (202 babies), and #529 in England & Wales and #2,269 in Canada.

Kody as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Kody as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandScotlandEngland & WalesIrelandUSCanada
Kody as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,069 (202)#529 (73)#495 (6)#344 (4)#509 (6)#2,269 (8)
2024#1,096 (197)#576 (66)#307 (12)#256 (7)#302 (13)#1,432 (15)
2023#992 (222)#556 (68)#304 (12)#181 (12)#303 (14)#1,283 (16)
2022#1,103 (194)#646 (54)#342 (10)—#380 (10)#1,284 (16)
2021#977 (227)#543 (71)#286 (14)—#349 (11)#1,039 (22)
2020#946 (232)#559 (66)#390 (8)—#402 (9)#1,129 (19)
2019#831 (271)#582 (64)#278 (14)—#438 (8)#1,256 (16)
2018#890 (243)#604 (60)#433 (7)#365 (4)#435 (8)#1,334 (14)
2017#826 (270)#568 (68)#333 (11)—#356 (11)#1,113 (19)
2016#827 (275)#621 (57)#239 (19)#358 (4)—#1,118 (19)
2015#769 (310)#577 (64)#287 (14)#288 (6)#459 (7)#1,122 (18)
2014#725 (331)#502 (78)#358 (10)#315 (5)—#1,032 (20)
2013#720 (324)#603 (57)#299 (13)#343 (4)#711 (3)#669 (37)
2012#693 (341)#619 (57)#434 (7)#403 (3)—#1,065 (19)
2011#629 (372)#510 (70)#491 (5)#375 (3)#623 (4)#762 (30)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1994 at #247.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1956.
  • In 2025, 9% of US babies named Kody were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,500 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 8,500uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 3,700uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,300uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,100uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,000uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Kody is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,700 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 7,500 to 1 in 10,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kody by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,133ILMichigan: #1,113MINew York: #1,055NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #773INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #913PANew Jersey: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #906CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: #708KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: #809MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,040TNNorth Carolina: #1,277NCSouth Carolina: #743SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #792GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,039TXFlorida: #1,126FL
Kody (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KodyCanadaGirls—too few
KodyCanadaBoys#2,2698
KodyEngland & WalesGirls—too few
KodyEngland & WalesBoys#52973
KodyIrelandBoys#5096
KodyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KodyNorthern IrelandBoys#3444
KodyScotlandBoys#4956
KodyUSGirls#6,11619
KodyUSBoys#1,069202