Boys' name · since 1956
Kody
23,762 babies named Kody in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #767 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,070 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,762
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kody currently ranks #1070 among boys' names in America, with 23,762 babies recorded since 1956.
Kody has 23,762 recorded births among boys since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1070 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #767 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,070 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 23,762 born since 1956
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kody ranks #767 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,070 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 23,762 born since 1956, peaking in the 1990s.
- #767 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,070 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,762
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kody's 23,762 recorded births place it above 98.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kody compares
23,762 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Kody's all-time total is 64x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kody | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 23,762 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,169 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kody's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kody's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 1,169, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kody popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 1,169
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Kody popularity over time - girls
879 total births recorded since 1965 (Kody as girls' name)
Kody by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (9,956 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Kody's strongest decade.
9,956 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Kody births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 79
1960s
79 births
- 1970s 475
1970s
475 births
- 1980s 2,983
1980s
2,983 births
- 1990s
1990s
9,956 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,868 births
- 2010s 3,122
2010s
3,122 births
- 2020s 1,274
2020s
1,274 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 9,956 births (42% of all-time use).
How Kody 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 Kody's total volume
Kody by state
Where Kody concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,053 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,875 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,037 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 974 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 956 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 927 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 820 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Washington | | 729 | 3.1% |
2,053 of 23,762 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Kody appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kody's data
- Kody's decade-level peak was the 1990s (9,956 total births); usage has since declined to 1,274 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kodys (2,053 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kody: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Kody 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.