Rising since 2018, #14,942 for girls today.
Popularity of Kodee since 1988
Babies named Kodee per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2007, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Kodee's real moment was 2022.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14 | 8 |
| 1990s | 105 | 118 |
| 2000s | 111 | 118 |
| 2010s | 90 | 41 |
| 2020s | 60 | 26 |
Meaning & origin
Kodee is a modern respelling of Cody that first appeared in U.S. records in 1988. It reached its highest rank in 2022 at position 14,942, with approximately 1 in 321,453 babies receiving the name in 2025. The trajectory has been rising since 2018, reflecting a broader trend of -ee endings for unisex names. While the original Cody has Irish roots meaning 'helper,' Kodee is purely an orthographic variation with no distinct etymology. Its scarcity makes it an uncommon choice, and it has not been associated with any top states or famous bearers. The name exemplifies how contemporary American naming practices transform traditional surnames into distinctive given names through respelling.
Kodee is a respelling of Cody, an Irish surname transferred to given name use. Cody itself is anglicized from the Irish Gaelic surname Ó Cuidighthigh, meaning 'descendant of Cuidightheach' (helper). The variant Kodee emerged in the late 20th century as part of the trend of replacing -y, -ie, and -ey endings with -ee for a modern, unisex appeal.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Kode, Koko, Dee
Sibling names for Kodee
Names that share Kodee's style, for a brother or sister.
