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What does Cody mean?
Cody 
▼ as a boys' name (also used less widely as girls' name Cody) is pronounced KO-dee. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Cody is "helper". Transferred use of the Irish surname Ó Cuidighthigh that was originally a byname for a helpful person, or of Mac Óda, a personal name of uncertain origin. Use as a given name has been influenced by Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917), the showman of the Wild West.
STARTS WITH Co-
Variations
VARIANTS Codell, Codey▼, Codie▼, Kody▼
SEE ALSO Coty
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Cody Harris (C.H.), ..
How popular is Cody?
Cody is a very prominent first name for males (#246 out of 1220, Top 20%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#1739 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Cody reached its peak position of #24 in the U.S. in 1993, and is presently at #283. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Codey, Codie, Coty and Kody (#891 IN RECENT RANKINGS) are the prominent alternative forms of Cody (#283). These forms of Cody were popular 3 decades ago (USAGE OF 1.1%) and have become significantly less popular since (USAGE 0.08%, 93% LESS), with versions such as Codey becoming less trendy.
Similar Names
Cody▼ is pronounced similarly to Cuddy, Kodey, Kodi and Kodie. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Addy, Andy, Ardy, Brody, Cadby, Cade, Cadyn, Cary▼, Ced, Cid, Clay, Clodo, Cloy, Cob, Cobb, Cobby, Cobe, Cobey, Cobi, Coby▼, Coe, Col, Colby▼, Cole, Coley, Coll, Colm, Colt▲, Colyn, Como, Con, Coney, Conn, Conwy, Cook, Coop, Cope, Cor, Corby, Cord, Corday, Corey▼, Cork, Corry, Cort, Corty, Cory▼, Covey, Cowry, Cox, Coxe, Coxey, Coy▼, Coye, Croy, Cy, Cyd, Eddy, Gordy, Jody▼, Jordy▲, Mordy, Roddy, Rowdy, Rudy and Woody. These names tend to be less commonly used than Cody.
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