Is Jody a boy or girl name?
Jody is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 18 girls and 49 boys were named Jody, so 26.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 63.9% of the 87,349 US babies named Jody were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,682
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,476
- Babies named Jody since 1910
- 87,349
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 3,700 babies
Boys and girls named Jody, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 19 | 5 | 20.8% |
| 1920s | 97 | 44 | 31.2% |
| 1930s | 146 | 260 | 64% |
| 1940s | 600 | 1,294 | 68.3% |
| 1950s | 3,404 | 13,276 | 79.6% |
| 1960s | 9,271 | 17,669 | 65.6% |
| 1970s | 11,479 | 16,222 | 58.6% |
| 1980s | 3,402 | 5,020 | 59.6% |
| 1990s | 1,417 | 1,264 | 47.1% |
| 2000s | 887 | 448 | 33.6% |
| 2010s | 575 | 231 | 28.7% |
| 2020s | 223 | 96 | 30.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49 | #2,682 | 18 | #6,476 |
| 2023 | 50 | #2,626 | 21 | #5,833 |
| 2022 | 37 | #3,241 | 15 | #7,436 |
| 2021 | 47 | #2,708 | 22 | #5,641 |
| 2020 | 40 | #2,953 | 20 | #5,962 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,385 | 21 | #5,878 |
| 2018 | 52 | #2,490 | 20 | #6,134 |
| 2017 | 48 | #2,615 | 18 | #6,656 |
| 2016 | 48 | #2,604 | 20 | #6,275 |
| 2015 | 57 | #2,313 | 18 | #6,843 |
| 2014 | 68 | #2,071 | 25 | #5,377 |
| 2013 | 59 | #2,218 | 23 | #5,732 |
| 2012 | 61 | #2,178 | 25 | #5,465 |
| 2011 | 74 | #1,894 | 38 | #3,958 |
| 2010 | 74 | #1,916 | 23 | #5,869 |
| 2009 | 74 | #1,931 | 34 | #4,410 |
| 2008 | 83 | #1,796 | 31 | #4,807 |
| 2007 | 102 | #1,545 | 40 | #3,947 |
| 2006 | 87 | #1,650 | 35 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 79 | #1,699 | 38 | #3,839 |
| 2004 | 103 | #1,390 | 49 | #3,151 |
| 2003 | 100 | #1,357 | 44 | #3,319 |
| 2002 | 87 | #1,463 | 57 | #2,686 |
| 2001 | 92 | #1,384 | 53 | #2,789 |
| 2000 | 80 | #1,510 | 67 | #2,320 |
| 1999 | 106 | #1,204 | 80 | #1,968 |
| 1998 | 110 | #1,137 | 96 | #1,672 |
| 1997 | 106 | #1,158 | 83 | #1,809 |
| 1996 | 128 | #982 | 104 | #1,535 |
| 1995 | 126 | #991 | 121 | #1,363 |
| 1994 | 150 | #884 | 116 | #1,398 |
| 1993 | 136 | #923 | 146 | #1,187 |
| 1992 | 139 | #897 | 161 | #1,109 |
| 1991 | 202 | #712 | 169 | #1,072 |
| 1990 | 214 | #695 | 188 | #984 |
| 1989 | 219 | #675 | 227 | #834 |
| 1988 | 252 | #583 | 272 | #702 |
| 1987 | 249 | #577 | 283 | #662 |
| 1986 | 271 | #543 | 324 | #596 |
| 1985 | 295 | #506 | 491 | #446 |
| 1984 | 322 | #469 | 552 | #393 |
| 1983 | 331 | #458 | 602 | #372 |
| 1982 | 366 | #442 | 677 | #348 |
| 1981 | 493 | #356 | 744 | #319 |
| 1980 | 604 | #316 | 848 | #293 |
| 1979 | 731 | #280 | 994 | #251 |
| 1978 | 843 | #245 | 1,169 | #215 |
| 1977 | 1,061 | #208 | 1,500 | #184 |
| 1976 | 996 | #212 | 1,565 | #164 |
| 1975 | 939 | #220 | 1,685 | #162 |
| 1974 | 1,124 | #195 | 1,777 | #154 |
| 1973 | 1,242 | #185 | 1,687 | #163 |
| 1972 | 1,339 | #181 | 1,708 | #172 |
| 1971 | 1,704 | #161 | 1,937 | #162 |
| 1970 | 1,500 | #184 | 2,200 | #153 |
| 1969 | 1,589 | #175 | 1,959 | #165 |
| 1968 | 1,298 | #190 | 1,912 | #169 |
| 1967 | 1,057 | #215 | 1,628 | #194 |
| 1966 | 752 | #268 | 1,759 | #186 |
| 1965 | 676 | #290 | 1,570 | #209 |
| 1964 | 741 | #286 | 1,663 | #211 |
| 1963 | 735 | #284 | 1,725 | #206 |
| 1962 | 593 | #321 | 1,780 | #202 |
| 1961 | 836 | #272 | 1,832 | #200 |
| 1960 | 994 | #254 | 1,841 | #196 |
| 1959 | 897 | #266 | 1,860 | #190 |
| 1958 | 661 | #295 | 2,226 | #170 |
| 1957 | 389 | #389 | 2,134 | #176 |
| 1956 | 292 | #440 | 1,749 | #194 |
| 1955 | 297 | #425 | 1,509 | #206 |
| 1954 | 201 | #514 | 1,096 | #246 |
| 1953 | 190 | #511 | 852 | #285 |
| 1952 | 185 | #513 | 861 | #275 |
| 1951 | 154 | #548 | 556 | #336 |
| 1950 | 138 | #579 | 433 | #391 |
| 1949 | 122 | #616 | 294 | #467 |
| 1948 | 133 | #581 | 272 | #493 |
| 1947 | 137 | #582 | 240 | #544 |
| 1946 | 51 | #940 | 114 | #770 |
| 1945 | 27 | #1,286 | 72 | #891 |
| 1944 | 32 | #1,180 | 83 | #839 |
| 1943 | 25 | #1,416 | 65 | #988 |
| 1942 | 31 | #1,261 | 60 | #1,013 |
| 1941 | 18 | #1,663 | 41 | #1,173 |
| 1940 | 24 | #1,382 | 53 | #983 |
| 1939 | 22 | #1,436 | 22 | #1,659 |
| 1938 | 24 | #1,388 | 36 | #1,220 |
| 1937 | 18 | #1,661 | 29 | #1,374 |
| 1936 | 17 | #1,685 | 35 | #1,217 |
| 1935 | 16 | #1,792 | 33 | #1,251 |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,186 | 30 | #1,331 |
| 1933 | 13 | #2,043 | 27 | #1,425 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,229 | 21 | #1,720 |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,974 | 16 | #2,065 |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,888 | 11 | #2,770 |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,142 | 7 | #3,858 |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,574 | 9 | #3,318 |
| 1927 | 15 | #2,154 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,493 | 6 | #4,562 |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,847 | 10 | #3,231 |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,741 | 5 | #5,456 |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,526 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,701 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,631 | 7 | #4,175 |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,954 | 5 | #5,166 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,395 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,505 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jody reached #161 in 1971. As a girl name, it reached #153 in 1970. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jody
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.