Girls' name · since 1930
Jodell
813 babies named Jodell in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,638 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 813
- born since 1930
- 1950s
- peak decade
813 girls have been named Jodell since 1930, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jodell recorded 813 times among girls since 1930, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 1984.
- #8,638 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 813 born since 1930
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jodell ranks #8,638 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 813 born since 1930, peaking in the 1950s.
- #8,638 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 813
- born since 1930
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jodell's 813 recorded births place it above 88.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Jodell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jodell's SSA record in two at 1958 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1930, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1956 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jodell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1984
- Peak year (1956)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Jodell by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (301 births, 37% of the file).
1950s was Jodell's strongest decade.
301 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Jodell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 53
1930s
53 births
- 1940s 83
1940s
83 births
- 1950s
1950s
301 births
- 1960s
1960s
235 births
- 1970s 117
1970s
117 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 301 births (37% of all-time use).
How Jodell 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 Jodell's total volume
Jodell by state
Where Jodell concentrates geographically, total births since 1930
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 152 | 18.7% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 26 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 6 | 0.7% |
152 of 813 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Jodell's data
- Jodell's decade-level peak was the 1950s (301 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Jodells (152 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jodell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1930–1984 (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 Jodell 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.