Recorded 1983–2017 Boys' name Peak 1995 684 births

Kodey — boys' name

684 babies named Kodey in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s681990s3442000s1942010s78
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Kodey was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

44 babies were named Kodey in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kodey

The Social Security Administration has registered 684 babies named Kodey between 1983 and 2017, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kodey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kodey performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 344 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kodey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Kodey in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kodey in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 684 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kodey at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

684

Since 1983

35 years of records

Peak year

1995

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1983

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2017

Kodey popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1983

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1995)
44
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
01020304050 20172012200720021997199219871983 7

Kodey popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 1995 (Kodey as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 19961995 5

Kodey by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
344 births that decade — 50% of Kodey's all-time total
1980s681990s3442000s1942010s78

Kodey by state

Where Kodey concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kodey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
13 1.9%
#2 Pennsylvania
6 0.9%
California share of Kodey's total US births 1.9%
Even split

13 of 684 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kodey?
684 babies have been named Kodey since 1983. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1995 with 44 births.
When was Kodey most popular?
Kodey was most popular in the 1990s decade with 344 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Kodey most popular?
The top states for the name Kodey are California (13 births), Pennsylvania (6 births).
How long has the name Kodey been used?
Kodey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 35 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Kodey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kody, Koda, Kodi, Kodie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.