Helpful or a pillow
Kodi is a modern variation of the Gaelic surname Cuidightheach, which originally meant 'helpful person.' In some contexts, it is also associated with the Alutiiq word for 'pillow,' though its use in the US is primarily as a creative spelling of Cody.
Less common today
Kodi isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,022 in 1993.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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