Koty

♂ Boy

How to Pronounce Koty

Pronounced KOH-tee /ˈkoʊ.ti/Medium

Meaning: Koty is a phonetic respelling of Cody, which comes from an English occupational surname and the Irish Ó Cuidighthigh, 'descendant of the helpful one'. The frontier fame of Buffalo Bill Cody helped make it a first name; Koty simply re-spells the popular sound with a K and a Y.Low

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

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Origin LowEnglish, Irish

MeaningKoty is a phonetic respelling of Cody, which comes from an English occupational surname and the Irish Ó Cuidighthigh, 'descendant of the helpful one'. The frontier fame of Buffalo Bill Cody helped make it a first name; Koty simply re-spells the popular sound with a K and a Y.

U.S. rank (2016)#13349 ↘ Falling

2016 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1991

Total births (all-time)≈ 454

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

Koty respells Cody, a name with two threads — an English surname and the Irish Ó Cuidighthigh, 'descendant of the helpful one'. Cody surged in the 1980s-90s on a wave of frontier and cowboy appeal (think Buffalo Bill Cody), and Koty is one of its many creative spellings.

It stayed rare while Cody soared, drawing a modest annual handful from the late 1970s into the 2010s. A Koty is likely a millennial; the spelling reads as an of-its-era variant rather than a fresh or reviving name.

Did you know? Koty trailed the huge 1990s hit Cody: even at its 1991 crest it reached only a few dozen boys, a small phonetic offshoot of a top-ranked name.

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

Variations

CodyKodyCodeyKodie

Nicknames

KoteKo

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Kody— a closely related K-spelling of Cody

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Koty mean?

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

How do you pronounce Koty?

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

Is Koty a boy or girl name?

Koty is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Koty?

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