Coady
Coady is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Coady
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Coady is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Coady
Coady first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1984, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 19 Coadys were born — ranking #3,166 that year. As of 2026, Coady ranks #10,765 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 189 Coadys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Coady
Coady is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 189 births in the dataset. Coady's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #3,166. Use the chart and map above to compare Coady's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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