Jodi

#3,975 for girls in 2025, 36 births · #9,714 for boys in 2025, 7 births
Given to girls 98.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1974 · 3,306 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
8 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
79,695
since 1940

Jodi over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #91, 1974girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,97536#9,7147
2024#3,22549#10,9386
2023#4,11435—
2022#3,41646#8,3009
2021#3,15751—
2020#3,45044#9,5547
2019#3,55243#8,8898
2018#3,43845#10,7606
2017#3,62742#10,7756
2016#3,92338#8,8168
2015#3,59543—
2014#2,68365#12,1085
2013#3,31448#6,24113
2012#2,97857#6,00114
2011#2,61468#8,7678
2010#3,07554#8,8038
2009#2,64369#10,9946
2008#2,44178#5,76715
2007#2,08597#4,99618
2006#1,988100#6,90411
2005#1,741113#11,4725
2004#1,746110#7,5369
2003#1,463134#10,8945
2002#1,240161#5,13114
2001#1,244160—
2000#1,176170—
1999#943222—
1998#910232#6,8438
1997#808257—
1996#749282#7,1367
1995#665321#8,8685
1994#660324#6,9687
1993#602385#7,6386
1992#531445#6,1288
1991#546431#7,2716
1990#474518#7,1786
1989#403614#4,81110
1988#348712#7,2705
1987#308791#5,4597
1986#277895#3,65312
1985#2371,086#5,7856
1984#2111,229#3,70111
1983#1881,428#3,63011
1982#1761,569#2,59618
1981#1731,579#2,49619
1980#1671,700#2,16224
1979#1401,977#2,46519
1978#1282,265#2,01224
1977#1052,730#1,54636
1976#1022,672#1,57234
1975#943,107#1,55933
1974#913,306#1,79026
1973#1003,024#1,20147
1972#973,259#1,81924
1971#943,826#1,23545
1970#954,186#1,27842
1969#953,865#1,39633
1968#973,598#1,33933
1967#1033,367#1,38830
1966#1183,031#1,45028
1965#1273,054#1,72021
1964#1452,800#1,70022
1963#1961,899#2,67310
1962#1981,851#2,03516
1961#1971,848#1,82320
1960#2131,561#2,31513
1959#2261,398#2,20014
1958#2401,272#2,64210
1957#305904#3,0248
1956#368570—
1955#471372—
1954#537273#3,8275
1953#597219#3,7985
1952#811125—
1951#1,01484—
1950#1,07673—
1949#1,26552—
1948#1,46140—
1947#1,57636—
1946#2,15319—
1945#2,74211—
1944#2,28715—
1943#3,8017—
1942#3,7387—
1941#3,0309—
1940#3,5037—
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First appearance
1940

The first year at least five girls were named Jodi! It came in at #3,503, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1940–1943, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.

Where Jodi is popular in 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #120 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 381 girlsAKMaine: #64 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 252 girlsMEVermont: #72 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 275 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #76 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 308 girlsNHWashington: #72 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 293 girlsWAIdaho: #59 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 218 girlsIDMontana: #22 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 110 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #27 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 118 girlsNDMinnesota: #30 for girls · 177 births · 1 in 134 girlsMNIllinois: #76 for girls · 201 births · 1 in 347 girlsILWisconsin: #36 for girls · 178 births · 1 in 154 girlsWIMichigan: #49 for girls · 245 births · 1 in 233 girlsMINew York: #83 for girls · 266 births · 1 in 388 girlsNYMassachusetts: #70 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 276 girlsMARhode Island: #79 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 298 girlsRIOregon: #68 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 278 girlsORNevada: #116 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 419 girlsNVWyoming: #68 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 200 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #26 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 116 girlsSDIowa: #41 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 185 girlsIAIndiana: #92 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 431 girlsINOhio: #57 for girls · 261 births · 1 in 269 girlsOHPennsylvania: #70 for girls · 218 births · 1 in 307 girlsPANew Jersey: #89 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 396 girlsNJConnecticut: #75 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 291 girlsCTCalifornia: #163 for girls · 168 births · 1 in 813 girlsCAUtah: #50 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 209 girlsUTColorado: #83 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 341 girlsCONebraska: #35 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 157 girlsNEMissouri: #109 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 503 girlsMOKentucky: #176 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 844 girlsKYWest Virginia: #134 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 558 girlsWVVirginia: #161 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 793 girlsVAMaryland: #118 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 530 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jodi, so not publishedDEArizona: #148 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 615 girlsAZNew Mexico: #209 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 862 girlsNMKansas: #71 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 287 girlsKSArkansas: #108 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 475 girlsARTennessee: #210 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,099 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #198 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 940 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #191 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 877 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #275 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,171 girlsDCOklahoma: #173 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 792 girlsOKLouisiana: #162 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 730 girlsLAMississippi: #293 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,461 girlsMSAlabama: #220 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,073 girlsALGeorgia: #166 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 733 girlsGAHawaii: #67 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 280 girlsHITexas: #201 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 984 girlsTXFlorida: #133 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 633 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#22 · 1 in 110
  2. South Dakota#26 · 1 in 116
  3. North Dakota#27 · 1 in 118
  4. Minnesota#30 · 1 in 134
  5. Nebraska#35 · 1 in 157

Best ever in a state: #9 in North Dakota, 1970.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#22371 in 110
South Dakota#26341 in 116
North Dakota#27331 in 118
Minnesota#301771 in 134
Nebraska#35601 in 157
Wisconsin#361781 in 154
Iowa#41911 in 185
Michigan#492451 in 233
Utah#50561 in 209
Ohio#572611 in 269
Idaho#59241 in 218
Maine#64231 in 252
Hawaii#67161 in 280
Oregon#68471 in 278
Wyoming#6891 in 200
Massachusetts#701111 in 276
Pennsylvania#702181 in 307
Kansas#71421 in 287
Vermont#7281 in 275
Washington#72671 in 293
Connecticut#75491 in 291
Illinois#762011 in 347
New Hampshire#76141 in 308
Rhode Island#79151 in 298
Colorado#83461 in 341
New York#832661 in 388
New Jersey#89951 in 396
Indiana#92811 in 431
Arkansas#108271 in 475
Missouri#109591 in 503
Nevada#11661 in 419
Maryland#118351 in 530
Alaska#12051 in 381
Florida#133691 in 633
West Virginia#134201 in 558
Arizona#148251 in 615
Virginia#161351 in 793
Louisiana#162341 in 730
California#1631681 in 813
Georgia#166451 in 733
Oklahoma#173201 in 792
Kentucky#176271 in 844
South Carolina#191201 in 877
North Carolina#198361 in 940
Texas#201971 in 984
New Mexico#20991 in 862
Tennessee#210251 in 1,099
Alabama#220211 in 1,073
District of Columbia#27551 in 1,171
Mississippi#293111 in 1,461
Delaware———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Jodi
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 750 spots since 2024 (#3,225 → #3,975)
  • 525 spots since 2020 (#3,450 → #3,975)
  • 380 spots since 2015 (#3,595 → #3,975)
  • Biggest jump: 214 spots in 1953 (#811 → #597)
  • Biggest drop: 233 spots in 2000 (#943 → #1,176)
Rise & fade · girls
34 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1940
  • Peaked 1974 at #91 (3,306 births)
  • Births halved by 1981, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 8 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 8 yrs · run 1968–1975
  • Top 1,000: 48 yrs · run 1952–1999
Share of babies · girls
1 in 418
  • Highest: 1 in 418 girls born in 1970 were named Jodi (0.24%)
  • Latest: 1 in 44,646 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #91 in 1974, was only 1 in 444 (0.23%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 38.1% of all girls named Jodi (30,352) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s203#1,265 (1949)#2,556
1950s5,290#226 (1959)#565
1960s26,874#95 (1969)#149
1970s30,352#91 (1974)#105
1980s11,603#167 (1980)#249
1990s3,417#474 (1990)#689
2000s1,192#1,176 (2000)#1,777
2010s503#2,614 (2011)#3,280
2020s261#3,157 (2021)#3,556

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Jodi in 1974

girls
#91
3,306 births · 1 in 444 girls
boys
#1,790
26 births · 1 in 60,474 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #91Jodi3,306

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #1,790Jodi26
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 444 of them was named Jodi, which outranked 99.1% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jodi
  1. #88Cheryl3,496
  2. #89Sherry3,436
  3. #90Alicia3,434
  4. #91Jodi3,306
  5. #92Amber3,273
  6. #93Valerie3,181
  7. #94Debra3,129
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 60,474 of them was named Jodi, which outranked 70.2% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jodi
  1. #1,747Taron27
  2. #1,747Trampas27
  3. #1,747Wm27
  4. #1,790Jodi26
  5. #1,790Alessandro26
  6. #1,790Allison26
  7. #1,790Amar26
  8. #1,832Aarron25
  9. #1,832Alvis25
  10. #1,832Amanda25

Tied with 41 names at #1,790; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,544Rashad#4,505 → #961
  2. ↑ 844Telly#1,312 → #468
  3. ↑ 398Jabari#1,312 → #914
  4. ↑ 356Ahmad#1,123 → #767
  5. ↑ 356Toma#1,238 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Parrish#987 → #1,370
  2. ↓ 378Fredric#957 → #1,335
  3. ↓ 346Jory#753 → #1,099
  4. ↓ 301Vidal#834 → #1,135
  5. ↓ 277Pat#847 → #1,124

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1974 →