Unisex name · since 1956
Jode
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 146 babies named Jode, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,039 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 146
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
146 girls have been named Jode since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jode has 146 recorded births among girls since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1983.
- #23,039 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 146 born since 1956
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jode ranks #23,039 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 146 born since 1956, peaking in the 1970s.
- #23,039 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 146
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jode's 146 recorded births place it above 68.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jode's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jode's full recorded timeline at 1970, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jode popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1983
- Peak year (1961)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Jode popularity over time - boys
25 total births recorded since 1957 (Jode as boys' name)
Jode by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (57 births, 39% of the file).
1970s was Jode's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Jode births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 22
1950s
22 births
- 1960s
1960s
49 births
- 1970s
1970s
57 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 57 births (39% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jode's data
- Jode's decade-level peak was the 1970s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jode: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1956–1983 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Jode 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 August 2026.