Recorded 1937–1981 Girls' name Peak 1964 515 births

Jodine — girls' name

515 babies named Jodine in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s161940s411950s1461960s2341970s731980s5
1960s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Jodine was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

36 babies were named Jodine in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jodine

The Social Security Administration has registered 515 babies named Jodine between 1937 and 1981, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jodine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jodine performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 234 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jodine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and Wisconsin. In total, SSA state-level files list Jodine in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jodine 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 515 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.

Jodine at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

515

Since 1937

45 years of records

Peak year

1964

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1937

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1981

Jodine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1937

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1964)
36
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
010203040 198119721967196219571952194719381937 7

Jodine by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
234 births that decade — 45% of Jodine's all-time total
1930s161940s411950s1461960s2341970s731980s5

Jodine by state

Where Jodine concentrates geographically — total births since 1937

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Jodine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
19 3.7%
#2 Minnesota
6 1.2%
#3 Wisconsin
5 1.0%
California share of Jodine's total US births 3.7%
Even split

19 of 515 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jodine?
515 babies have been named Jodine since 1937. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1964 with 36 births.
When was Jodine most popular?
Jodine was most popular in the 1960s decade with 234 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Jodine most popular?
The top states for the name Jodine are California (19 births), Minnesota (6 births), Wisconsin (5 births).
How long has the name Jodine been used?
Jodine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 45 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Jodine?
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, 1937–1981 (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.