Unisex name · since 1962
Joddie
Joddie has 34 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 34
- total births
- 1962–1974
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
Joddie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 34 recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Joddie recorded 34 times among girls since 1962, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 1974.
- 34 total births
- 1962–1974 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 53% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Joddie's 34 recorded births place it above 45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Joddie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Joddie's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Joddie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1974
- Peak year (1971)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1974.
34 total births across 13 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1971 with 10 births in a single year.
Joddie popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 1925 (Joddie as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Joddie accounts for 26% of total recorded use across both genders.
Joddie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Joddie's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Joddie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
18 births
- 1970s
1970s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 18 births (53% of all-time use).
Joddie decade highlights
- Peak decade 18 births
- Runner-up 16 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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- Joddie's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 1970s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1962–1974 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Joddie: Baby Name Since 1962 - 34 Births, Peak 1971." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/joddie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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