Boys' name · since 1884
Cody
292,009 babies named Cody in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #126 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #318 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 292,009
- born since 1884
- 1990s
- peak decade
292,009 babies have been named Cody since 1884, making it today's #318 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Cody recorded 292,009 times among boys since 1884, holding rank #318 nationally today, ahead of 98% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #126 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #318 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 292,009 born since 1884
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cody ranks #126 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #318 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 292,009 born since 1884, peaking in the 1990s.
- #126 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #318 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 292,009
- born since 1884
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cody's 292,009 recorded births place it above 99.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Cody compares
292,009 Top 1% higher than 99% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cody's all-time total is 791x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cody | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 292,009 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19,876 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cody's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cody's full recorded timeline at 1964, 99% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 1% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1884, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 19,876 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cody popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 19,876
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Cody popularity over time - girls
5,168 total births recorded since 1926 (Cody as girls' name)
Cody by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (146,486 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Cody's strongest decade.
146,486 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Cody births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 18
1880s
18 births
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s 156
1910s
156 births
- 1920s 193
1920s
193 births
- 1930s 199
1930s
199 births
- 1940s 274
1940s
274 births
- 1950s 709
1950s
709 births
- 1960s 1,693
1960s
1,693 births
- 1970s 9,523
1970s
9,523 births
- 1980s
1980s
60,289 births
- 1990s
1990s
146,486 births
- 2000s 48,883
2000s
48,883 births
- 2010s 16,910
2010s
16,910 births
- 2020s 6,654
2020s
6,654 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 146,486 births (50% of all-time use).
How Cody compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cody's total volume
Cody by state
Where Cody concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 27,803 | 9.5% |
| #2 | California | | 24,182 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 13,847 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 12,025 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 11,076 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 10,408 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 9,693 | 3.3% |
| #8 | New York | | 8,482 | 2.9% |
27,803 of 292,009 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Cody appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cody's data
- Cody's decade-level peak was the 1990s (146,486 total births); usage has since declined to 6,654 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Codys (27,803 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Cody
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cody: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~141 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1884–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cody draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.