Kodi

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A few things about Kodi you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Kodi

Kodi Smit-McPhee

Australian actor

Choose Kodi and your child shares a first name with Kodi Smit-McPhee, an Australian actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Kodi, like who?” Kodi Smit-McPhee's Wikipedia article is available in 42 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 9,398 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Kodi, 171 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Kodi would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKodi first shows up in US birth records in 1967, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 58 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2023, when it reached #1,037.
• 📈Then vs nowKodi is 3.2× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 30,303 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 9,398.
• 🚀TrendKodi has climbed 542 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,299. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedKodi is most popular in Wyoming, where it ranks #79, followed by Louisiana (#677) and Maryland (#731). It's in the top 1,000 in 6 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlKodi is given to both boys and girls: 66% of the 260 babies named Kodi in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Kodi

Kodi is a girl name of American origin. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-odi”. US birth records list Kodi for girls from 1967 to 2025, in 56 of those 59 years. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked #1,037 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,299, with 171 babies.

Origin:American names