Recorded 1934–2017 Girls' name Peak 1955 324 births

Jodelle — girls' name

324 babies named Jodelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s171940s261950s1131960s791970s601980s232010s6
1950s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Jodelle was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

15 babies were named Jodelle in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jodelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 324 babies named Jodelle between 1934 and 2017, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jodelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jodelle performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 113 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jodelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 37 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jodelle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jodelle 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 324 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.

Jodelle at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

324

Since 1934

84 years of records

Peak year

1955

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1934

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 2017

Jodelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1934

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1955)
15
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
05101520 201719761971196619601955195019381934 8

Jodelle by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
113 births that decade — 35% of Jodelle's all-time total
1930s171940s261950s1131960s791970s601980s232010s6

Jodelle by state

Where Jodelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1934

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jodelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
37 11.4%
Ohio share of Jodelle's total US births 11.4%

37 of 324 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jodelle?
324 babies have been named Jodelle since 1934. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1955 with 15 births.
When was Jodelle most popular?
Jodelle was most popular in the 1950s decade with 113 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Jodelle most popular?
The top states for the name Jodelle are Ohio (37 births).
How long has the name Jodelle been used?
Jodelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 84 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Jodelle?
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, 1934–2017 (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.