Jody

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Jody is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (27% of births). There have been 87,349 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 55,829 as girls and 31,520 as boys. Jody gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1958 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	67
2023	71
2022	52
2021	69
2020	60
2019	55
2018	72
2017	66
2016	68
2015	75
2014	93
2013	82
2012	86
2011	112
2010	97
2009	108
2008	114
2007	142
2006	122
2005	117
2004	152
2003	144
2002	144
2001	145
2000	147
1999	186
1998	206
1997	189
1996	232
1995	247
1994	266
1993	282
1992	300
1991	371
1990	402
1989	446
1988	524
1987	532
1986	595
1985	786
1984	874
1983	933
1982	1,043
1981	1,237
1980	1,452
1979	1,725
1978	2,012
1977	2,561
1976	2,561
1975	2,624
1974	2,901
1973	2,929
1972	3,047
1971	3,641
1970	3,700
1969	3,548
1968	3,210
1967	2,685
1966	2,511
1965	2,246
1964	2,404
1963	2,460
1962	2,373
1961	2,668
1960	2,835
1959	2,757
1958	2,887
1957	2,523
1956	2,041
1955	1,806
1954	1,297
1953	1,042
1952	1,046
1951	710
1950	571
1949	416
1948	405
1947	377
1946	165
1945	99
1944	115
1943	90
1942	91
1941	59
1940	77
1939	44
1938	60
1937	47
1936	52
1935	49
1934	42
1933	40
1932	28
1931	24
1930	20
1929	21
1928	20
1927	15
1926	18
1925	20
1924	16
1923	12
1921	7
1920	12
1919	11
1917	7
1910	6