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
0%100%Median name50%92.4%
Kodi vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Kodi's 3,944 recorded births place it above 95.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

36 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
244
Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
0100200300 196719771984199119982005201220192025 171

Kodi popularity over time - boys

3,337 total births recorded since 1974 (Kodi as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 3,337 births
050100150 19741983199019972004201120182025 89

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,081 births (27% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -57, 8.4%-145, 3.7%-75, 4.1%-68, 4.6%-32, 8.9%-53, 4.4%-69, 4.3%-24, 14.1%-145, 2.9%-136, 3.4%-34, 8.7%-71, 3.1%-78, 4.6%-65, 8.2%-109, 9.3%Kodi-59, 6.2%Kodi
Kodi vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Kodi by state

Where Kodi concentrates geographically, total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kodi
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%
Texas share of Kodi's total US births 12.8%
Even split

504 of 3,944 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.

Kodi appears in 36 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kodi?
Since 1967, Social Security records show 3,944 babies named Kodi. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #3,017 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #1,307 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 244 births.
Where does Kodi sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kodi most popular?
Kodi was most popular in the 2020s decade with 1,081 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Kodi most popular?
The top states for the name Kodi are Texas (504 births), California (160 births), Oklahoma (111 births).
Is Kodi a unisex name?
Yes, Kodi is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 3,944 births, and as a boy's name it has 3,337 births.
How long has the name Kodi been used?
Kodi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 59 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kodi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kodie, Kody, Koda, Kodee, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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.

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.