Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Kodi

Gender Unisex · 54% girls Rank 2025 #1,304 Trend ↑ Rising 99%
Rank 2025
#1,304
among girls · ↓104 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
260
named Kodi · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,399
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
354 babies
All-time total
7,281
#3,017 all-time among girls
First recorded
1967
in Social Security records

Kodi popularity over time

7,281 babies have been named Kodi since 1967, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 7 – 7 1 – #5,737
1970s 161 112 273 27 +3800% #2,412
1980s 413 316 729 73 +167% #1,923
1990s 724 961 1,685 169 +131% #1,735
2000s 645 645 1,290 129 -23% #2,139
2010s 913 666 1,579 158 +22% #1,846
2020s (to 2025) 1,081 637 1,718 286 +81% #1,041

Where Kodi is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 189 0.12 outside top 500
2027 206 0.13 outside top 500
2028 222 0.14 outside top 500
2029 236 0.15 outside top 500
2030 249 0.15 outside top 500

Where Kodi is most popular

Girls named Kodi per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.120 per 1,000. Strongest in Wyoming, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Kodi born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Wyoming 5 1.17 +876%
Louisiana 41 0.468 +290%
Oklahoma 22 0.299 +149%
Georgia 46 0.202 +68%
Texas 157 0.195 +62%
Maryland 20 0.189 +57%
Kentucky 16 0.187 +56%
Tennessee 24 0.151 +26%
Florida 57 0.133 +11%
Missouri 16 0.133 +10%
Ohio 30 0.126 +5%
Pennsylvania 29 0.123 ≈ national
North Carolina 27 0.119 ≈ national
Michigan 20 0.110 -9%
Alabama 10 0.107 -11%
Arkansas 5 0.095 -21%
Kansas 5 0.087 -28%
Iowa 5 0.086 -29%
Illinois 18 0.079 -35%
Arizona 11 0.078 -35%
Virginia 12 0.070 -41%
South Carolina 6 0.067 -44%
Washington 9 0.062 -48%
Utah 5 0.060 -50%
California 50 0.059 -51%
Indiana 7 0.050 -59%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -60%
New Jersey 7 0.039 -68%
New York 6 0.015 -87%
Alaska – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kodi

Kodi is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,304 in 2025 with 171 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1967, 7,281 American babies have been named Kodi, about 54% girls and 46% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 354 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kodi stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kodi?

The median living Kodi is about 18 years old; half are between 6 and 31. An estimated 7,200 people named Kodi are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kodi year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 171 #1,304 89 #1,801
2024 198 #1,200 94 #1,757
2023 244 #1,041 103 #1,667
2022 215 #1,137 139 #1,348
2021 147 #1,465 113 #1,548
2020 106 #1,845 99 #1,627
2019 100 #1,955 125 #1,411
2018 110 #1,846 107 #1,572
2017 95 #2,064 80 #1,850
2016 103 #1,949 57 #2,319
2015 90 #2,134 56 #2,337
2014 81 #2,299 58 #2,288
2013 87 #2,164 48 #2,551
2012 87 #2,176 44 #2,744
2011 78 #2,383 48 #2,570
2010 82 #2,327 43 #2,812
2009 73 #2,557 64 #2,131
2008 82 #2,371 57 #2,308
2007 50 #3,361 60 #2,227
2006 60 #2,905 58 #2,217
2005 63 #2,691 57 #2,152
2004 56 #2,876 60 #2,011
2003 61 #2,623 54 #2,093
2002 63 #2,513 71 #1,673
2001 77 #2,139 75 #1,595
2000 60 #2,527 89 #1,405
1995 83 #1,755 106 #1,105
1990 79 #1,819 62 #1,427
1985 33 #2,833 27 #2,102
1980 28 #3,099 26 #2,086
1975 19 #3,570 7 #4,576
1970 – – – –
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1925 – – – –
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Famous people named Kodi

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Kodi Smit-McPhee Kodi Smit-McPhee Australian actor (born 1996) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kodi, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kodi?

The median living Kodi is about 18 years old. Half of all living Kodis are between 6 and 31 years old.

How many people named Kodi are alive today?

An estimated 7,200 people named Kodi are alive in the United States, based on 7,281 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Kodi in 2025?

Kodi ranked #1,304 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 171 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kodi?

7,281 babies have been named Kodi in the United States since 1967, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kodi most popular?

Kodi peaked in 2022, when 354 newborns received the name.

Is Kodi a boy or girl name?

Kodi is used for both: about 54% of babies named Kodi have been girls and 46% boys.

Is the name Kodi rising or falling?

Kodi is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kodi become more popular?

Kodi is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 249 girls named Kodi in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Kodi?

Well-known people named Kodi include Kodi Smit-McPhee (actor).

Names like Kodi

Names that sound and feel close to Kodi: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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