Spellings

Cody or Kodi?

In the US in 2025, 65% of babies in this name family were spelled Cody and 16% Kodi. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Cody65% of the family1,076 born in 2025#318 among boys−33% since 2015Kodi16% of the family260 born in 2025#1,299 among girls+90% since 2015Kody12% of the family202 born in 2025#1,069 among boys−35% since 2015Kodie4% of the family68 born in 2025#3,028 among girls+59% since 2015Codi3% of the family55 born in 2025#3,459 among girlssteady since 2015

Ten years ago

Cody already led in 2015, with 77% of the family's births; it has 70% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 2,073 to 1,547 births (−25%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Cody1,5961,076−33%
Kodi90171+90%
Kody310202−35%
Kodie3454+59%
Codi4344steady

How they sound

All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈkoʊdi/ (KOH-dee). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.

In France

In France in 2025: Cody 35 births (#998 among boys). The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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