Girls' name · since 1981

Jodanna

11 babies named Jodanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

11
total births
1981–1982
years on record
1980s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Jodanna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1981.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jodanna has been recorded 11 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1982.

  • 11 total births
  • 1981–1982 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jodanna's 11 recorded births place it above 25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jodanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jodanna splits its recorded history at 1982: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jodanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1982

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1982)
6
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
4.555.566.5 19811982 6

Jodanna by decade

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

1980s was Jodanna's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Jodanna births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jodanna?
Jodanna has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 1981, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1982. 6 babies were born in 1982, its single highest year.
When was Jodanna most popular?
Jodanna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Jodanna been used?
The SSA has tracked Jodanna since 1981 -- 2 years through the most recent 1982 data.
What names are similar to Jodanna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jodi, Jody, Jodie, Jodee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–1982 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jodanna: Baby Name Since 1981 - 11 Births, Peak 1982." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jodanna. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jodanna draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.