Given name
Kodiak
“resembling a bear”
Kodiak is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “resembling a bear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “resembling a bear.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kodiak through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 791
- 791 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #3,905 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,905 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was virtually unchanged in 2021–2025 compared with 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 40 in 2019. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 573 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 · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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