Unisex name · since 1959
Jodey
Jodey has 93 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,886 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 93
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jodey sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 93 recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Jodey recorded 93 times among boys since 1959, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2012.
- #17,886 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 93 born since 1959
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jodey ranks #17,886 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 93 born since 1959, peaking in the 1970s.
- #17,886 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 93
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jodey's 93 recorded births place it above 60.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jodey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jodey's SSA record in two at 1974 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 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jodey popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2012
- Peak year (1976)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Jodey popularity over time - girls
50 total births recorded since 1958 (Jodey as girls' name)
Jodey by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (58 births, 62% of the file).
1970s was Jodey's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Jodey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s
1970s
58 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 58 births (62% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jodey's data
- Jodey's decade-level peak was the 1970s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jodey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1959–2012 (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 Jodey 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.