Kody

Derived from the Irish surname Cody, an anglicized form of Ó Coda or the Norman-origin Mac Óda. The surname gained wide American recognition through frontier showman Buffalo Bill Cody. Swapping the initial consonant for a K caught on in the late twentieth century as part of a broader wave of phonetic, athletic-sounding boy names.

The name reads as a product of the mid-1990s rollerblade era. It suggests cargo shorts, snapback caps, and a childhood spent outside until the streetlights flickered on. Bearers are overwhelmingly under forty today, with the center of gravity fixed firmly around the turn of the millennium. It rarely appears on formal stationery without a slight sense of protest.