Recorded 1940–2023 Girls' name Peak 1973 3,107 births

Jodee — girls' name

3,107 babies named Jodee in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s691950s4591960s8021970s8001980s4371990s2552000s2022010s782020s5
1960s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Jodee was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

102 babies were named Jodee in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jodee

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,107 babies named Jodee between 1940 and 2023, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jodee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 102 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jodee performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 802 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Jodee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 246 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Iowa and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Jodee in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jodee 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 3,107 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.

Jodee at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

3,107

Since 1940

84 years of records

Peak year

1973

102 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1940

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jodee popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1940

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1973)
102
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
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Jodee popularity over time — boys

38 total births recorded since 1958 (Jodee as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 38 births
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Jodee by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
802 births that decade — 26% of Jodee's all-time total
1940s691950s4591960s8021970s8001980s4371990s2552000s2022010s782020s5

Jodee by state

Where Jodee concentrates geographically — total births since 1940

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jodee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
246 7.9%
#2 Iowa
92 3.0%
#3 Texas
88 2.8%
#4 Utah
82 2.6%
#5 Michigan
81 2.6%
#6 Minnesota
68 2.2%
#7 Illinois
56 1.8%
#8 Ohio
48 1.5%
California share of Jodee's total US births 7.9%
Even split

246 of 3,107 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Jodee appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jodee?
3,107 babies have been named Jodee since 1940. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1973 with 102 births.
When was Jodee most popular?
Jodee was most popular in the 1960s decade with 802 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Jodee most popular?
The top states for the name Jodee are California (246 births), Iowa (92 births), Texas (88 births).
How long has the name Jodee been used?
Jodee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 84 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jodee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jodi, Jody, Jodie, Jodene, 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, 1940–2023 (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.