Unisex name · since 1882
Jodie
27,442 babies named Jodie in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #883 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,299 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,442
- born since 1882
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jodie currently ranks #3299 among unisex names in America, with 27,442 babies recorded since 1882.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jodie has been recorded 27,442 times among girls since 1882, currently ranked #3299 nationally and more common than 81% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #883 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,299 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 27,442 born since 1882
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jodie ranks #883 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,299 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 27,442 born since 1882, peaking in the 1970s.
- #883 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,299 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,442
- born since 1882
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jodie's 27,442 recorded births place it above 98.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jodie compares
27,442 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Jodie's all-time total is 73x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jodie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 27,442 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,052 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jodie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jodie splits its recorded history at 1954: 94% of all births land in the more recent half, 6% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1883 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 1,052 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jodie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 1,052
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Jodie popularity over time - boys
3,657 total births recorded since 1880 (Jodie as boys' name)
Jodie by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (9,010 births, 33% of the file).
1970s was Jodie's strongest decade.
9,010 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Jodie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 52
1880s
52 births
- 1890s 88
1890s
88 births
- 1900s 85
1900s
85 births
- 1910s 174
1910s
174 births
- 1920s 143
1920s
143 births
- 1930s 159
1930s
159 births
- 1940s 374
1940s
374 births
- 1950s 2,711
1950s
2,711 births
- 1960s
1960s
6,997 births
- 1970s
1970s
9,010 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,257 births
- 1990s 1,876
1990s
1,876 births
- 2000s 866
2000s
866 births
- 2010s 416
2010s
416 births
- 2020s 234
2020s
234 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 9,010 births (33% of all-time use).
How Jodie 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 Jodie's total volume
Jodie by state
Where Jodie concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,180 | 7.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,649 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,617 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 1,608 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,539 | 5.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 1,441 | 5.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 1,239 | 4.5% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 887 | 3.2% |
2,180 of 27,442 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Jodie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jodie's data
- Jodie's decade-level peak was the 1970s (9,010 total births); usage has since declined to 234 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jodies (2,180 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 Jodie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Jodie 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.