Jody
- Pronunciation
- [Jo-dy]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Feminine Of Nickname For Joseph And Jude.
- Origin
- English
Jody Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 55,829 baby girls have been named Jody. The name peaked in 1958 with 2,226 US births that year (rank #170). In 2024, ranked #6476 nationally — 6,306 places below its 1958 peak.
Top States for Jody
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Jody births are: California (4,486), Ohio (3,852), New York (3,772).
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4-Letter Names Starting with J
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Quick Facts About Jody
Where in the US Is Jody Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 1970–1979 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Jody the strongest states are South Dakota, Wyoming, Minnesota.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Dakota | #62 | 149 |
| 2 | Wyoming | #65 | 38 |
| 3 | Minnesota | #66 | 821 |
| 4 | Iowa | #66 | 522 |
| 5 | Montana | #68 | 154 |
| 6 | North Dakota | #71 | 135 |
| 7 | Vermont | #79 | 30 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | #79 | 693 |
| 9 | Maine | #87 | 51 |
| 10 | Utah | #91 | 126 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 1970–1979. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Jody in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
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Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Jody against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).