Jody

#6,838 for girls in 2025, 16 births · #3,036 for boys in 2025, 40 births
Given to girls 63.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1970 · 2,200 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
55,845
since 1919

Jody over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201963peak #153, 1970peak #161, 1971girlsboys
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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#6,83816#3,03640
2024#6,39418#2,67449
2023#5,75221#2,61450
2022#7,28115#3,21637
2021#5,57322#2,69547
2020#5,85020#2,92540
2019#5,79821#3,34734
2018#6,01020#2,47252
2017#6,53118#2,59748
2016#6,18620#2,58748
2015#6,72118#2,30057
2014#5,31025#2,06368
2013#5,64423#2,20559
2012#5,39825#2,17261
2011#3,91638#1,88674
2010#5,77123#1,89875
2009#4,37034#1,92574
2008#4,76131#1,77584
2007#3,91840#1,539102
2006#4,16535#1,63887
2005#3,80938#1,69179
2004#3,12749#1,384103
2003#3,29144#1,356100
2002#2,67357#1,45987
2001#2,76653#1,37992
2000#2,30667#1,50480
1999#1,96280#1,203106
1998#1,66796#1,133110
1997#1,80283#1,154106
1996#1,532104#979128
1995#1,355121#987126
1994#1,394116#883150
1993#1,185146#921136
1992#1,109161#896139
1991#1,071169#712202
1990#981188#693214
1989#833227#674219
1988#703271#582252
1987#662283#577249
1986#595324#542271
1985#446491#506295
1984#393552#469322
1983#372602#456331
1982#348677#440366
1981#319744#356493
1980#292848#316604
1979#251994#280731
1978#2151,169#245843
1977#1841,500#2081,061
1976#1641,565#211996
1975#1621,685#220939
1974#1541,777#1951,124
1973#1631,687#1851,242
1972#1721,708#1811,339
1971#1621,937#1611,704
1970#1532,200#1841,500
1969#1651,959#1751,589
1968#1691,912#1901,298
1967#1941,628#2151,057
1966#1861,759#268752
1965#2091,571#290676
1964#2101,663#286741
1963#2061,725#284735
1962#2021,780#322592
1961#2001,832#272837
1960#1961,841#254994
1959#1901,860#266897
1958#1702,226#295661
1957#1762,134#388389
1956#1941,749#439292
1955#2061,509#425297
1954#2461,096#514201
1953#285852#510190
1952#275861#513185
1951#336556#546154
1950#390433#578138
1949#467294#615122
1948#492272#579133
1947#544240#577137
1946#769114#93551
1945#88972#1,27027
1944#83683#1,17332
1943#98665#1,39925
1942#1,00660#1,24431
1941#1,16641#1,63318
1940#97953#1,36824
1939#1,63822#1,42522
1938#1,21936#1,36424
1937#1,35529#1,62718
1936#1,20635#1,63917
1935#1,24433#1,75716
1934#1,31730#2,12112
1933#1,40027#1,99713
1932#1,68521#3,0927
1931#2,02416#2,8648
1930#2,69011#2,7819
1929#3,6827#2,09614
1928#3,1649#2,52211
1927—#2,12115
1926#4,3066#2,43612
1925#3,11610#2,75510
1924#5,0615#2,64111
1923—#2,44612
1922——
1921—#3,5177
1920#3,9577#4,2865
1919#4,8145#3,7366
1918——
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First appearance
1919

The first year at least five girls were named Jody! It came in at #4,814, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1921–1924, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Jody is popular in 1963

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #161 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 541 girlsAKMaine: #157 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 777 girlsMEVermont: #124 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 468 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #198 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,085 girlsNHWashington: #166 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 692 girlsWAIdaho: #127 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 503 girlsIDMontana: #77 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 287 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #73 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 250 girlsNDMinnesota: #71 for girls · 138 births · 1 in 257 girlsMNIllinois: #173 for girls · 116 births · 1 in 855 girlsILWisconsin: #90 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 364 girlsWIMichigan: #167 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 809 girlsMINew York: #241 for girls · 122 births · 1 in 1,338 girlsNYMassachusetts: #211 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,478 girlsMARhode Island: #210 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,550 girlsRIOregon: #115 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 411 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jody, so not publishedNVWyoming: #142 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 501 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #92 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 326 girlsSDIowa: #100 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 396 girlsIAIndiana: #182 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 923 girlsINOhio: #163 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 779 girlsOHPennsylvania: #162 for girls · 121 births · 1 in 841 girlsPANew Jersey: #256 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,691 girlsNJConnecticut: #173 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 972 girlsCTCalifornia: #236 for girls · 149 births · 1 in 1,169 girlsCAUtah: #85 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 320 girlsUTColorado: #148 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 589 girlsCONebraska: #106 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 407 girlsNEMissouri: #414 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,107 girlsMOKentucky: #401 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,772 girlsKYWest Virginia: #206 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,164 girlsWVVirginia: #357 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,842 girlsVAMaryland: #228 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,299 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jody, so not publishedDEArizona: #236 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,004 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jody, so not publishedNMKansas: #190 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 846 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jody, so not publishedARTennessee: #426 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,860 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #495 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,151 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jody, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jody, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #252 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,438 girlsOKLouisiana: #287 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,643 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jody, so not publishedMSAlabama: #609 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,415 girlsALGeorgia: #386 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,908 girlsGAHawaii: #118 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 406 girlsHITexas: #479 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 3,458 girlsTXFlorida: #489 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,411 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Minnesota#71 · 1 in 257
  2. North Dakota#73 · 1 in 250
  3. Montana#77 · 1 in 287
  4. Utah#85 · 1 in 320
  5. Wisconsin#90 · 1 in 364

Best ever in a state: #40 in Wyoming, 1972.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#711381 in 257
North Dakota#73231 in 250
Montana#77201 in 287
Utah#85311 in 320
Wisconsin#901121 in 364
South Dakota#92201 in 326
Iowa#100641 in 396
Nebraska#106341 in 407
Oregon#115351 in 411
Hawaii#118151 in 406
Vermont#12471 in 468
Idaho#127111 in 503
Wyoming#14251 in 501
Colorado#148321 in 589
Maine#157121 in 777
Alaska#16151 in 541
Pennsylvania#1621211 in 841
Ohio#1631231 in 779
Washington#166371 in 692
Michigan#167991 in 809
Connecticut#173251 in 972
Illinois#1731161 in 855
Indiana#182511 in 923
Kansas#190221 in 846
New Hampshire#19851 in 1,085
West Virginia#206131 in 1,164
Rhode Island#21051 in 1,550
Massachusetts#211351 in 1,478
Maryland#228231 in 1,299
Arizona#236151 in 1,004
California#2361491 in 1,169
New York#2411221 in 1,338
Oklahoma#252141 in 1,438
New Jersey#256341 in 1,691
Louisiana#287221 in 1,643
Virginia#357141 in 2,842
Georgia#386151 in 2,908
Kentucky#40181 in 3,772
Missouri#414101 in 4,107
Tennessee#42691 in 3,860
Texas#479311 in 3,458
Florida#489111 in 4,411
North Carolina#49591 in 5,151
Alabama#60951 in 6,415
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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 Jody
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 444 spots since 2024 (#6,394 → #6,838)
  • 988 spots since 2020 (#5,850 → #6,838)
  • 117 spots since 2015 (#6,721 → #6,838)
  • Biggest jump: 659 spots in 1940 (#1,638 → #979)
  • Biggest drop: 187 spots in 1941 (#979 → #1,166)
Rise & fade · girls
51 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1919
  • Peaked 1970 at #153 (2,200 births)
  • Births halved by 1979, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 49 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 49 yrs · run 1943–1990
Share of babies · girls
1 in 795
  • Highest: 1 in 795 girls born in 1970 were named Jody (0.13%)
  • Latest: 1 in 100,454 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 31.6% of all girls named Jody (17,670) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1994
  • Mostly girls until 1993, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s5#4,814 (1919)#4,814
1920s44#3,116 (1925)#3,881
1930s260#1,206 (1936)#1,578
1940s1,294#467 (1949)#813
1950s13,276#170 (1958)#247
1960s17,670#165 (1969)#194
1970s16,222#153 (1970)#178
1980s5,019#292 (1980)#496
1990s1,264#981 (1990)#1,406
2000s448#2,306 (2000)#3,519
2010s231#3,916 (2011)#5,729
2020s112#5,573 (2021)#6,281

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.

Jody in 1963

girls
#206
1,725 births · 1 in 1,117 girls
boys
#284
735 births · 1 in 2,763 boys

Top girls' names in 1963

  1. #1Lisa56,047
  2. #2Mary41,546
  3. #3Susan33,991
  4. #4Karen32,492
  5. #5Linda27,727
  6. #6Donna25,405
  7. #7Patricia25,374
  8. #8Lori23,899
  9. #9Sandra21,621
  10. #10Cynthia21,589
  11. #206Jody1,725

Top boys' names in 1963

  1. #1Michael83,771
  2. #2John78,636
  3. #3David78,444
  4. #4James71,294
  5. #5Robert70,007
  6. #6Mark49,342
  7. #7William44,453
  8. #8Richard40,772
  9. #9Thomas35,490
  10. #10Jeffrey31,701
  11. #284Jody735
More about 1963

girls

1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 1,117 of them was named Jody, which outranked 97.3% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jody
  1. #203Kristine1,747
  2. #204Vivian1,745
  3. #205Rosemary1,729
  4. #206Jody1,725
  5. #207Robyn1,695
  6. #208Caroline1,689
  7. #209Felicia1,663
Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 631Zena#1,323 → #692
  2. ↑ 623Zina#992 → #369
  3. ↑ 540Trisha#1,020 → #480
  4. ↑ 457Shirl#1,304 → #847
  5. ↑ 396Glynis#992 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,195Marnita#727 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 255Velvet#623 → #878
  3. ↓ 235Delphine#904 → #1,139
  4. ↓ 224Rosita#934 → #1,158
  5. ↓ 197Lindy#885 → #1,082

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

boys

2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 2,763 of them was named Jody, which outranked 93.9% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jody
  1. #281Damon753
  2. #282Claude743
  3. #283Pat738
  4. #284Jody735
  5. #285Frankie733
  6. #286Chester732
  7. #287Clark729
Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,551Tal#2,364 → #813
  2. ↑ 1,141Jaimie#1,962 → #821
  3. ↑ 540Stoney#1,038 → #498
  4. ↑ 364Pamela#1,311 → #947
  5. ↑ 331Giovanni#1,242 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Olin#871 → #1,195
  2. ↓ 295Enoch#984 → #1,279
  3. ↓ 285Rand#953 → #1,238
  4. ↓ 283Vernell#996 → #1,279
  5. ↓ 269Bentley#926 → #1,195

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

See the top 100 for 1963 →