How Many People Are Named Kody?
An estimated 23,867 people in the United States have the first name Kody. It is predominantly male (96.5%). The average bearer is 27 years old, and Kody peaked in popularity in 1993 with 1,200 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kody as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kody paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Kody is overwhelmingly male, 860 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
23,867
About 1 in 14,361 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
96.5% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1993
1,200 births
Total Registered
24,416
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kody
Kody is predominantly male (96.5%), though 860 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kody as a male name
Ranked #1,099 in 2024
195 male births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (1,169 births)
Kody as a female name
Ranked #6,037 in 2024
20 female births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (34 births)
Kody: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kody span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 10,207 babies were registered. Kody has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kody by Decade
How has Kody tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kody by State
Birth registrations for Kody span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Delaware, District of Columbia, Vermont. On average, about 429 Kodys were registered per state.
Kody + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kody as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kody
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kody: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kody?
We estimate approximately 23,867 people named Kody are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 14,361 Americans share this first name.
Is Kody a common name?
Kody is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 24,416 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kody most popular?
Kody reached peak popularity in 1993, when 1,200 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kody is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kody a male name?
Kody is predominantly male. 96.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kody Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kody Smith, Kody Johnson, Kody Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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