Recorded 1985–2014 Boys' name Peak 2008 27 births

Jodan — boys' name

27 babies named Jodan in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52000s112010s11

The verdict

27 boys have been named Jodan since 1985, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2014.

27
total births
1985–2014
years on record
2000s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Jodan was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jodan in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jodan

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Jodan between 1985 and 2014, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jodan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jodan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jodan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jodan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 27 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jodan at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

27

Since 1985

30 years of records

Peak year

2008

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1985

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2014

Jodan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1985

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2008)
6
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Jodan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 41% of Jodan's all-time total
1980s52000s112010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jodan?
27 babies have been named Jodan since 1985. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2008 with 6 births.
When was Jodan most popular?
Jodan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Jodan been used?
Jodan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 30 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Jodan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jody, Jodie, Jodi, Jodeci, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1985–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.