Meaning of name Cody

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Meaning

The name Cody has the following meaning:

One who is helpful; a wealthy man/acting as cushion. "Pillow".

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Pronunciation

The name Cody is pronounced as ko-dee

Origins

Cody originates from the Irish language.
See other suggested Irish baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Cody and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Cody: Boys - Declan, Dillon, Donell, Dow, Keenan, Girls - Katy, Sheila, Both genders - Shea

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Cody: Codea, Codeah, Codee, Codey, Codi (Irish), Codie (English), Codier, Codyr, Kody (English)

Style

We think the name Cody should fall under the following style category: The Wild West.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Cody to be: An independent and adventurous person

In one word, you might describe Cody as a(n) "independent" person.

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Popularity

As a baby boy name, Cody is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 73 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Cody fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 12 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 135 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Cody in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Cody (or its variants) are:

Cody Boyd, born on 22 October, a famous athlete . Cody Boyd's background: An American football tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.

Cody Carlson, born on 5 November , a famous athlete . Cody Carlson's background: A former professional American football player who was selected by the Houston Oilers in the 3rd round of the 1987 NFL Draft.

Coby Dick, born on 28 July, a famous singer . Coby Dick's background: He is the US vocalist and songwriter with the heavy metal band Papa Roach. Papa Roach was formed in 1993 in Vacaville, northern California, and the group's first album was called Potatoes For Christmas (1994).