Kodey

♂ Boy

How to Pronounce Kodey

Pronounced KOH-dee /ˈkoʊ.di/Medium

Meaning: Kodey is a phonetic respelling of Cody, from an English occupational surname and the Irish Ó Cuidighthigh, 'descendant of the helpful one'. Cody boomed in the 1980s-90s on frontier appeal; Kodey reletters the popular sound with a K and a '-ey' tail.Low

In 30 seconds: Kodey is a respelling of Cody, an English and Irish surname-name, given to a few dozen boys a year at its peak (said 'KOH-dee').

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Origin LowEnglish, Irish

MeaningKodey is a phonetic respelling of Cody, from an English occupational surname and the Irish Ó Cuidighthigh, 'descendant of the helpful one'. Cody boomed in the 1980s-90s on frontier appeal; Kodey reletters the popular sound with a K and a '-ey' tail.

U.S. rank (2017)#11555 ↘ Falling

2017 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1995

Total births (all-time)≈ 684

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Kodey respells Cody, which joins an English surname to the Irish Ó Cuidighthigh, 'descendant of the helpful one'. The frontier fame of Buffalo Bill Cody helped launch it as a first name, and by the 1990s spellings like Kodey, Kody and Koty were multiplying around the top-ranked standard form.

It stayed rare while Cody soared, drawing a modest annual handful from the early 1980s into the 2010s. A Kodey is likely a millennial; the spelling reads as very much of its era rather than a fresh or reviving choice.

Did you know? Kodey trailed the 1990s hit Cody: even at its 1995 crest it reached only a few dozen boys, one of the name's many inventive spellings.

Overall data confidence 50%

References — Kodey — Respelling of Cody; English surname + Irish Ó Cuidighthigh

Variations

CodyKodyKotyCodey

Nicknames

KodeKo

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Kody— a closely related K-spelling of Cody

Koty— another phonetic respelling from the same years

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Kodey mean?

Kodey is a respelling of Cody, from an English surname and the Irish 'descendant of the helpful one'.

How do you pronounce Kodey?

It's said KOH-dee /ˈkoʊ.di/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Kodey a boy or girl name?

Kodey is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Kodey?

Kodey was always rare, a variant of Cody that peaked in the mid-nineteen-nineties.