Recorded 1959–2012 Unisex name Peak 1976 93 births

Jodey — boys' name

93 babies named Jodey in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s171970s581980s52010s7
1970s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Jodey was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

13 babies were named Jodey in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jodey

The Social Security Administration has registered 93 babies named Jodey between 1959 and 2012, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jodey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 13 babies received it in a single year. Jodey is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 50 additional births since 1958.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jodey performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jodey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jodey 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 93 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.

Jodey at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

93

Since 1959

54 years of records

Peak year

1976

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1959

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2012

Jodey popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1959

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1976)
13
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
468101214 20121978197619741971196919601959 6

Jodey popularity over time — girls

50 total births recorded since 1958 (Jodey as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 50 births
4.555.566.577.5 197919761974197119691967196519591958 6

Jodey by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
58 births that decade — 62% of Jodey's all-time total
1950s61960s171970s581980s52010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jodey?
93 babies have been named Jodey since 1959. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1976 with 13 births.
When was Jodey most popular?
Jodey was most popular in the 1970s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Is Jodey a unisex name?
Yes, Jodey is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 93 births, and as a girl's name it has 50 births.
How long has the name Jodey been used?
Jodey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 54 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Jodey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jody, Jodie, Jodi, Jodeci, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1959–2012 (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.