Fun Facts About the Name Kodi
- More than 7 thousand babies named Kodi: U.S. records list 7,277 babies given the name Kodi from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 3,336 boys received the name Kodi.
What Does the Name Kodi Mean?
Kodi is an English spelling of the given name Cody, which was taken from the Irish surname Ó Cuidighthigh. That surname means "descendant of Cuidightheach," a byname built on the Irish word cuidightheach, "helper" or "helpful," from the verb cuidigh, "to help." Because the name entered English through a surname, its usual one-word sense is simply "helpful." The final -i spelling does not change the meaning; it is one of several respellings of the same name, alongside Kody and Kodie.
A second Irish surname, Mac Óda ("son of Oda"), has also been anglicized as Cody, and some reference works treat it as an origin of the same modern name. Oda in that surname is a personal name of Germanic origin used in Ireland after the Norman settlement, and it has nothing to do with the Irish word for "helper." Which of the two surnames the modern given name comes from is not settled, so the "helpful" meaning is the customary one rather than a certainty.
Kodi Name History & Origins
The surname Ó Cuidighthigh belonged to a family in County Clare, in the west of Ireland, and was anglicized in several forms, among them Cuddihy, Cuddy, and Cody. The surname Mac Óda, also rendered Cody, is linked with County Kilkenny and the surrounding southeast. Emigrants carried both surnames to North America, and the spelling Cody became widely familiar through William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, the frontier scout and showman of the late nineteenth century.
From the surname, Cody came into use as a first name in the United States, and respelled forms such as Kody, Kodie, and Kodi followed. The final -i in Kodi matches a common American habit of respelling surname-derived first names, as in Toni and Keri. Kodi is given to both boys and girls.
How Popular is the Name Kodi?
Kodi has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2023. Its best rank was #1,021 in 1993.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,304 | 171 | 0.0106% |
| 2024 | #1,192 | 198 | 0.0123% |
| 2023 | #1,040 | 244 | 0.0152% |
| 2022 | #1,136 | 215 | 0.0131% |
| 2021 | #1,478 | 145 | 0.0088% |
| 2020 | #1,845 | 106 | 0.0066% |
| 2019 | #1,952 | 100 | 0.0060% |
| 2018 | #1,845 | 110 | 0.0065% |
| 2017 | #2,064 | 95 | 0.0055% |
| 2016 | #1,948 | 103 | 0.0058% |
| 2015 | #2,147 | 89 | 0.0050% |
| 2014 | #2,298 | 81 | 0.0045% |
| 2013 | #2,164 | 87 | 0.0050% |
| 2012 | #2,175 | 87 | 0.0049% |
| 2011 | #2,383 | 78 | 0.0044% |
| 2010 | #2,327 | 82 | 0.0046% |
| 2009 | #2,557 | 73 | 0.0040% |
| 2008 | #2,371 | 82 | 0.0043% |
| 2007 | #3,361 | 50 | 0.0026% |
| 2006 | #2,905 | 60 | 0.0032% |
| 2005 | #2,691 | 63 | 0.0034% |
| 2004 | #2,876 | 56 | 0.0030% |
| 2003 | #2,623 | 61 | 0.0033% |
| 2002 | #2,513 | 63 | 0.0035% |
| 2001 | #2,139 | 77 | 0.0043% |
| 2000 | #2,527 | 60 | 0.0033% |
| 1999 | #2,658 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 1998 | #2,230 | 64 | 0.0036% |
| 1997 | #2,409 | 55 | 0.0032% |
| 1996 | #1,927 | 75 | 0.0043% |
| 1995 | #1,755 | 83 | 0.0047% |
| 1994 | #1,736 | 85 | 0.0048% |
| 1993 | #1,975 | 71 | 0.0039% |
| 1992 | #1,866 | 76 | 0.0041% |
| 1991 | #1,744 | 83 | 0.0044% |
| 1990 | #1,818 | 79 | 0.0042% |
| 1989 | #2,261 | 53 | 0.0029% |
| 1988 | #1,923 | 64 | 0.0036% |
| 1987 | #1,974 | 57 | 0.0033% |
| 1986 | #2,487 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 1985 | #2,833 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1984 | #2,126 | 47 | 0.0028% |
| 1983 | #2,572 | 35 | 0.0021% |
| 1982 | #3,052 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1981 | #3,182 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1980 | #3,099 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 1979 | #2,412 | 39 | 0.0024% |
| 1978 | #3,331 | 23 | 0.0015% |
| 1977 | #4,138 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1976 | #3,739 | 18 | 0.0012% |
| 1975 | #3,570 | 19 | 0.0013% |
| 1974 | #3,941 | 16 | 0.0011% |
| 1973 | #6,363 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #7,729 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #4,036 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1967 | #5,737 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,801 | 89 | 0.0052% |
| 2024 | #1,751 | 94 | 0.0055% |
| 2023 | #1,675 | 102 | 0.0060% |
| 2022 | #1,348 | 139 | 0.0080% |
| 2021 | #1,548 | 113 | 0.0065% |
| 2020 | #1,627 | 99 | 0.0057% |
| 2019 | #1,410 | 125 | 0.0070% |
| 2018 | #1,570 | 107 | 0.0059% |
| 2017 | #1,850 | 80 | 0.0043% |
| 2016 | #2,319 | 57 | 0.0030% |
| 2015 | #2,337 | 56 | 0.0029% |
| 2014 | #2,288 | 58 | 0.0030% |
| 2013 | #2,551 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 2012 | #2,743 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 2011 | #2,570 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 2010 | #2,811 | 43 | 0.0022% |
| 2009 | #2,131 | 64 | 0.0032% |
| 2008 | #2,308 | 57 | 0.0028% |
| 2007 | #2,227 | 60 | 0.0029% |
| 2006 | #2,217 | 58 | 0.0028% |
| 2005 | #2,152 | 57 | 0.0029% |
| 2004 | #2,011 | 60 | 0.0030% |
| 2003 | #2,092 | 54 | 0.0027% |
| 2002 | #1,673 | 71 | 0.0037% |
| 2001 | #1,595 | 75 | 0.0039% |
| 2000 | #1,405 | 89 | 0.0045% |
| 1999 | #1,370 | 87 | 0.0045% |
| 1998 | #1,291 | 93 | 0.0049% |
| 1997 | #1,381 | 80 | 0.0042% |
| 1996 | #1,117 | 107 | 0.0056% |
| 1995 | #1,105 | 106 | 0.0056% |
| 1994 | #1,045 | 114 | 0.0059% |
| 1993 | #1,021 | 117 | 0.0060% |
| 1992 | #1,107 | 99 | 0.0050% |
| 1991 | #1,120 | 96 | 0.0048% |
| 1990 | #1,427 | 62 | 0.0030% |
| 1989 | #1,470 | 57 | 0.0028% |
| 1988 | #1,383 | 57 | 0.0030% |
| 1987 | #1,848 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 1986 | #2,031 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1985 | #2,102 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1984 | #2,403 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1983 | #2,855 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1982 | #2,243 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1981 | #2,121 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1980 | #2,087 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1979 | #1,185 | 59 | 0.0034% |
| 1978 | #1,459 | 41 | 0.0025% |
| 1975 | #4,573 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #5,641 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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