Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Codie isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Codie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,472
- 2,600 boys · 1,872 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 300 babies
- 2025
- 29
- #6,169 for girls · #7,780 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −5%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 24% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,169 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 5.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 92 in 1991. It also appeared in 10 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,483 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Codie
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Codie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Kelsie
“from the island of ships; of the ship's victory”
>99% girls
Kacie
“vigilant, wakeful” · “a vigilant woman”
2% boys · 98% girls
Katie
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls
Kaci
“a vigilant man; one who is alert” · “a vigilant woman”
7% boys · 93% girls
Stormie
Stormie is a variant of Storm. One American interpretation is “of the tempest; stormy weather; having an impetuous nature.”
>99% girls
Cassie
“one who is pure; virginal” · “vigilant, wakeful”
>99% girls
Courtney
“a courteous woman; courtly” · “a courteous man; courtly”
26% boys · 74% girls
Kaila
“crowned with laurel” · “a stylish man”
>99% girls