Recorded 1962–1974 Unisex name Peak 1971 34 births

Joddie — unisex name

34 babies named Joddie in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

34 girls have been named Joddie since 1962, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1974.

34
total births
1962–1974
years on record
1960s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Joddie was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

10 babies were named Joddie in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joddie

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Joddie between 1962 and 1974, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joddie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Joddie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 12 additional births since 1925.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joddie performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Joddie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joddie 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 34 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.

Joddie at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

34

Since 1962

13 years of records

Peak year

1971

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1962

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1974

Joddie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1962

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1971)
10
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4681012 19741971196919641962 5

Joddie popularity over time — boys

12 total births recorded since 1925 (Joddie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 12 births
6 19261925 6

Joddie by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
18 births that decade — 53% of Joddie's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joddie?
34 babies have been named Joddie since 1962. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1971 with 10 births.
When was Joddie most popular?
Joddie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Is Joddie a unisex name?
Yes, Joddie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 34 births, and as a boy's name it has 12 births.
How long has the name Joddie been used?
Joddie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 13 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Joddie?
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1962–1974 (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.