Girls' name · since 1940
Jodee
3,112 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.
- #3,528 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,145 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,112
- born since 1940
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jodee is the #15145 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,112 recorded since 1940.
Social Security Administration records show Jodee recorded 3,112 times among girls since 1940, holding rank #15145 nationally today, ahead of 12% of girls, 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 1940 to 2025.
- #3,528 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,145 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,112 born since 1940
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jodee ranks #3,528 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,145 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,112 born since 1940, peaking in the 1960s.
- #3,528 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,145 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,112
- born since 1940
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jodee's 3,112 recorded births place it above 95.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jodee compares
3,112 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jodee's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jodee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,112 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 102 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jodee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jodee's full recorded timeline at 1981, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1940, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 102 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jodee popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2025
- Peak year (1973)
- 102
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Jodee popularity over time - boys
38 total births recorded since 1958 (Jodee as boys' name)
Jodee by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (802 births, 26% of the file).
1960s was Jodee's strongest decade.
802 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Jodee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 69
1940s
69 births
- 1950s
1950s
459 births
- 1960s
1960s
802 births
- 1970s
1970s
800 births
- 1980s
1980s
437 births
- 1990s 255
1990s
255 births
- 2000s 202
2000s
202 births
- 2010s 78
2010s
78 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 802 births (26% of all-time use).
How Jodee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jodee's total volume
Jodee by state
Where Jodee concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| 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% |
246 of 3,112 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Jodee appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jodee's data
- Jodee's decade-level peak was the 1960s (802 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jodees (246 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jodee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1940–2025 (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 Jodee 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.