Unisex name · since 1967
Kodi
Kodi has 3,944 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,017 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,307 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,944
- born since 1967
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kodi is the #1307 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 3,944 recorded since 1967.
Kodi has 3,944 recorded births among girls since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1307 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #3,017 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,307 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,944 born since 1967
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kodi ranks #3,017 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,307 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,944 born since 1967, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,017 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,307 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,944
- born since 1967
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kodi's 3,944 recorded births place it above 95.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kodi compares
3,944 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Kodi's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kodi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,944 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 244 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kodi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kodi's full recorded timeline at 1998, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 244 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kodi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 244
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Currently ranks #1307 among girls.
3,944 total births across 59 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2023 with 244 births in a single year.
Kodi popularity over time - boys
3,337 total births recorded since 1974 (Kodi as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Kodi accounts for 46% of total recorded use across both genders.
Kodi by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,081 births, 27% of the file).
2020s was Kodi's strongest decade.
1,081 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Kodi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 161
1970s
161 births
- 1980s 413
1980s
413 births
- 1990s
1990s
724 births
- 2000s
2000s
645 births
- 2010s
2010s
913 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,081 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,081 births (27% of all-time use).
Kodi decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,081 births
- Runner-up 913 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Kodi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kodi's total volume
Kodi by state
Where Kodi concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 504 | 12.8% |
| #2 | California | | 160 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 111 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 75 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 75 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 67 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 61 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Utah | | 48 | 1.2% |
504 of 3,944 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 12.8% of nationwide
- California 4.1% of nationwide
- Oklahoma 2.8% of nationwide
- Florida 1.9% of nationwide
- Louisiana 1.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 36 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 12.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Kodi appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kodi's data
- Texas records the most Kodis (504 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kodi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Kodi 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.
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