Given name & surname
Kody
“one who is helpful”
Kody is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “one who is helpful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “one who is helpful.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1956. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kody through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 24,641
- 23,762 boys · 879 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 1,200 babies
- 2025
- 221
- #1,070 for boys · #6,231 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 202 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,070 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 19.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,169 in 1993. It also appeared in 19 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (25). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 19,578 as a first name in 2020; 177 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.
Kody’s family of names
In English usage, Kody has a related form in Cody. Kody has a related form in Kodi. Kody has a related form in Kodi.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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