Given name & surname
Kodi
“one who is helpful”
Kodi is a variant of Kody. One English interpretation is “one who is helpful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kodi is a variant of Kody. One English interpretation is “one who is helpful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Kodi is used as a form of Cody.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kodi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,281
- 3,337 boys · 3,944 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 354 babies
- 2025
- 260
- #1,304 for girls · #1,801 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +54%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 40% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 171 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,304 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 89.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 89 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (30). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,660 as a first name in 2020; 207 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kodi’s family of names
Kodi is a form of Cody. Kodi has a related form in Kody. Kodi has a related form in Kody.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
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 Kodi
- Kodi Smit-McPheeAustralian actorborn 1996
- Kodi RamakrishnaIndian film director (1949-2019)
- Kodi JusticeAmerican basketball player (born 1995)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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