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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #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 1982

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #181 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 685 girlsAKMaine: #228 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,248 girlsMEVermont: #131 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 556 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #206 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,107 girlsNHWashington: #237 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,310 girlsWAIdaho: #208 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 982 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jody, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jody, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #158 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 860 girlsMNIllinois: #357 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,401 girlsILWisconsin: #200 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,208 girlsWIMichigan: #212 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,372 girlsMINew York: #400 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,704 girlsNYMassachusetts: #311 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,327 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jody, so not publishedRIOregon: #324 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,043 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jody, so not publishedNVWyoming: #161 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 668 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #174 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 790 girlsSDIowa: #160 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 855 girlsIAIndiana: #209 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,256 girlsINOhio: #246 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,743 girlsOHPennsylvania: #289 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,997 girlsPANew Jersey: #718 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,378 girlsNJConnecticut: #296 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,970 girlsCTCalifornia: #463 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 2,948 girlsCAUtah: #209 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,093 girlsUTColorado: #298 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,838 girlsCONebraska: #156 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 768 girlsNEMissouri: #255 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,694 girlsMOKentucky: #318 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,375 girlsKYWest Virginia: #275 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,885 girlsWVVirginia: #568 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,133 girlsVAMaryland: #473 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,715 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jody, so not publishedDEArizona: #413 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,521 girlsAZNew Mexico: #331 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,616 girlsNMKansas: #230 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,411 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jody, so not publishedARTennessee: #468 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,008 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #504 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,275 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #434 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,981 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jody, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #420 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,822 girlsOKLouisiana: #605 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,526 girlsLAMississippi: #383 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,283 girlsMSAlabama: #500 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,644 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Jody, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jody, so not publishedHITexas: #597 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 4,480 girlsTXFlorida: #627 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,155 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Vermont#131 · 1 in 556
  2. Nebraska#156 · 1 in 768
  3. Minnesota#158 · 1 in 860
  4. Iowa#160 · 1 in 855
  5. Wyoming#161 · 1 in 668

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#13151 in 556
Nebraska#156141 in 768
Minnesota#158341 in 860
Iowa#160221 in 855
Wyoming#16151 in 668
South Dakota#17461 in 790
Alaska#18151 in 685
Wisconsin#200261 in 1,208
New Hampshire#20651 in 1,107
Idaho#20871 in 982
Indiana#209281 in 1,256
Utah#209151 in 1,093
Michigan#212421 in 1,372
Maine#22851 in 1,248
Kansas#230111 in 1,411
Washington#237211 in 1,310
Ohio#246411 in 1,743
Missouri#255191 in 1,694
West Virginia#27561 in 1,885
Pennsylvania#289351 in 1,997
Connecticut#29681 in 1,970
Colorado#298121 in 1,838
Massachusetts#311141 in 2,327
Kentucky#318101 in 2,375
Oregon#32481 in 2,043
New Mexico#33161 in 1,616
Illinois#357311 in 2,401
Mississippi#38371 in 2,283
New York#400381 in 2,704
Arizona#41381 in 2,521
Oklahoma#42081 in 2,822
South Carolina#43461 in 2,981
California#463631 in 2,948
Tennessee#46871 in 4,008
Maryland#47361 in 3,715
Alabama#50061 in 3,644
North Carolina#50481 in 4,275
Virginia#56861 in 5,133
Texas#597291 in 4,480
Louisiana#60571 in 4,526
Florida#627111 in 5,155
New Jersey#71861 in 6,378
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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 1982

girls
#348
677 births · 1 in 2,501 girls
boys
#440
366 births · 1 in 4,958 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #348Jody677

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #440Jody366
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 2,501 of them was named Jody, which outranked 97.2% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jody
  1. #345Faith686
  2. #346Ginger683
  3. #346Tameka683
  4. #348Jody677
  5. #349Belinda670
  6. #350Norma669
  7. #351Karina667
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

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

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 4,958 of them was named Jody, which outranked 94.0% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jody
  1. #437Lamont369
  2. #437Nathanael369
  3. #439Josiah367
  4. #440Jody366
  5. #440Emanuel366
  6. #440Gerard366
  7. #443Fabian364
  8. #443Kendall364
  9. #445Frankie363

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1982 →