Boys' name · since 1983
Kodey
Kodey has 684 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,542 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 684
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kodey is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 684 have been recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Kodey recorded 684 times among boys since 1983, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1983 to 2017.
- #6,542 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 684 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kodey ranks #6,542 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 684 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,542 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 684
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kodey's 684 recorded births place it above 85.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kodey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kodey splits its recorded history at 2001: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kodey popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2017
- Peak year (1995)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Kodey popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1995 (Kodey as girls' name)
Kodey by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (344 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Kodey's strongest decade.
344 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Kodey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 68
1980s
68 births
- 1990s
1990s
344 births
- 2000s
2000s
194 births
- 2010s 78
2010s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 344 births (50% of all-time use).
How Kodey 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 Kodey's total volume
Kodey by state
Where Kodey concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 13 | 1.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.9% |
13 of 684 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kodey's data
- Kodey's decade-level peak was the 1990s (344 total births); usage has since declined to 78 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kodeys (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kodey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1983–2017 (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 Kodey 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.