Cody
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Cody is an English name meaning “cushion,” while an Irish reading makes it “helpful person.” The Wild West craze of the 1950s and “Buffalo Bill” Cody, the showman who helped found Cody, Wyoming, gave the name its cowboy spirit. Cody surged in the mid-'90s after Kathie Lee Gifford gave it to her son, and it is also used for girls.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, The Best Baby Names for Boys, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
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Usage of Cody in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Cody against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Cody is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Cody in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 1,076 boys were named Cody, making it the #318 boys' name in the US. Since 1884, 292,009 boys have been named Cody, with the most (19,876) in 1992. It is most common, relative to births, in Wyoming, Idaho and North Dakota.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Belgium (Flanders) | #577 boys | 9 | Statbel (Belgian federal statistical office), 2024 |
| Canada (Ontario) | #458 boys | 27 | Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General, ServiceOntario), 2024 |
| Canada (Quebec) | #242 boys | 21 | Retraite Québec (via Données Québec), 2025 |
| England and Wales | #102 boys | 504 | Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2025 |
| Ireland | #90 boys | 64 | Central Statistics Office (CSO), 2025 |
| Netherlands | #122 boys | 139 | Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), 2025 |
| Northern Ireland (English-speaking) | #77 boys | 31 | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), 2025 |
| Northern Ireland (Irish-speaking) | #77 boys | 31 | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), 2025 |
| Scotland | #70 boys | 69 | National Records of Scotland (NRS), 2025 |
| Switzerland (German-speaking) | #719 boys | 9 | Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS), BEVNAT, 2025 |
| Switzerland (Italian-speaking) | #186 boys | 1 | Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS/UST), 2025 |
| Switzerland (French-speaking region / Romandy) | #527 boys | 3 | Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS/OFS), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Storms named Cody
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Cody, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Cyclone Cody (Category 1) | 2022 | South Pacific | 130 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Cody
There are 12 towns and villages with Cody in their name, in 2 countries.
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| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Cody | Wyoming, 🇺🇸 United States | 9,792 | Map |
| Cody | Nebraska, 🇺🇸 United States | 157 | Map |
| Cody | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
| Cody | Arkansas, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Cody | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Cody | Illinois, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Cody | Missouri, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Cody | Oklahoma, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Cody | Oklahoma, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Cody | Virginia, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Cody
There are 15 lakes and reservoirs with Cody in their name, in 2 countries.
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| Cody Lake | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Cody Lake | California, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Cody Lake | Montana, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Cody Lake | Nebraska, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Cody Lake | Nebraska, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Cody Lake | South Dakota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Cody Lake | South Dakota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Cody Lake | Washington, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Cody Pond | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Cody Pond | New York, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Cody songs
One song on Wikidata has Cody in its title:
- Cody Beats – Unison Square Garden (2010)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Cody
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Cody.
Cody Asche
Cody Canada
Cody Ceci
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Fictional characters named Cody
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Cody as a pet name
FurryName has found 2,049 dogs named Cody in public pet registers, making it the #74 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Vancouver (32), Prospect (5), Burlington (3). Cody as a dog name →
FurryName has found 15 cats named Cody in public pet registers, making it the #500 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (11), Richmond (1), Golden Plains Shire (1). Cody as a cat name →
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