People with the first name Cody
248,588
About 1 in 1,333 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Cody?
Cody was the #222 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#222
More common than 99.6% of listed first names
Peak year
1992
20,079 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
1,098
#609 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 1,333
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
98.4% male1.6% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Cody across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Cody reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1992, with 20,079 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 1,098 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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