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Baby name

Jody

Girl Boy

64% girls / 36% boys

Origin of the name

Jody is a pet form of Judith or Joseph.

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Short-lived name

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In 1958, Jody reached its peak: 2,226 girls, 1 baby in 1,857. The trend faded fast: today's pace is 99% below the peak. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 6837. 32% of all babies named Jody since 1880 were born in the 1960s.
55,845births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 170rank at its peak, in 1958

Where babies named Jody are born

1958

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The darker the blue, the more common Jody is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Jody is most common in Minnesota (3.1 times), South Dakota (3.1) and North Dakota (2.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Girls and boys, decade by decade

DecadeGirlsBoys
1910s21%79%
1920s31%69%
1930s64%36%
1940s68%32%
1950s80%20%
1960s66%34%
1970s59%41%
1980s60%40%
1990s47%53%
2000s34%66%
2010s29%71%
2020s30%70%