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Kody

Kody: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“helpful”
Origin
Irish
Say it
KOH-dee · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (96% of all uses)

Kody is a variant spelling of Cody, from an Irish surname Anglicized from Ó Cuidighthigh. The surname is commonly explained as meaning 'helpful'.

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How popular is Kody?

202465.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Kody in 2024215

2024 rank#1,099 boys

Peak year1994

Total US babies since 188024,416

Kody has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Kody

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Codyhelpful; descendant of Cuidightheach · Irish
  • Kodihelpful · Irish
  • Codihelpful; pillow · English
  • Liamresolute protector · Irish
  • Aidenlittle fire · Irish
  • Nolandescendant of Nuallán · Irish
  • Ryanlittle king · Irish
  • Declanuncertain, possibly full of goodness · Irish

Kody questions

What does the name Kody mean?

Kody means "helpful". It comes from Irish. Kody is a variant spelling of Cody, from an Irish surname Anglicized from Ó Cuidighthigh. The surname is commonly explained as meaning 'helpful'.

Is Kody a boy or girl name?

Kody is mainly a boy's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kody?

215 US babies were named Kody in 2024. Its peak year was 1994.

How do you pronounce Kody?

Kody is usually pronounced KOH-dee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.