Cody vs Jeff
Cody and Jeffcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Cody was ranked #90 and Jeff #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Cody was ranked #107 and Jeff #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Cody and Jeff over time
Cody and Jeff appear together in 2 published lists, across 44 years of shared records. Cody held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jeff in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Jeff reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Cody in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2000, Cody moved ahead of Jeff in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #203 and #203 the year before became #183 and #274.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys23 shared years, 1996–2024
Cody held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Jeff in 0.
Highest recorded here: Cody #107 in 2008, Jeff #1235 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cody #107, Jeff #5119.
Republic of Ireland · Boys21 shared years, 1993–2025
Cody held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Jeff in 3.
Highest recorded here: Cody #90 in 2025, Jeff #203 in 1999.
The order changed in 2000: Cody moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #203 and #203; by 2000 that had become #183 and #274.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cody #90, Jeff #829.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Cody | Jeff |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #90 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cody has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Jeff.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Cody
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #84 among boys in New Zealand in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1986–2011
Highest recorded position: #37 among boys in New Zealand, in 2005 (recorded 1986–2011).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #90 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Jeff
Popularity journey
First recorded1985
First recorded at #304 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1985 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1985–2025
Highest recorded position: #203 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1999 (recorded 1985–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys