Unisex name · since 1919
Jody
55,845 babies named Jody in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #547 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,879 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 55,845
- born since 1919
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jody is the #6879 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 55,845 recorded since 1919.
Social Security Administration records show Jody recorded 55,845 times among girls since 1919, holding rank #6879 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #547 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,879 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 55,845 born since 1919
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jody ranks #547 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,879 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 55,845 born since 1919, peaking in the 1960s.
- #547 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,879 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 55,845
- born since 1919
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jody's 55,845 recorded births place it above 99.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jody compares
55,845 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Jody's all-time total is 149x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jody | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 55,845 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,226 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jody's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jody's full recorded timeline at 1974, 28% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 72% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 2,226 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jody popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (1958)
- 2,226
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Jody popularity over time - boys
31,562 total births recorded since 1910 (Jody as boys' name)
Jody by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (17,670 births, 32% of the file).
1960s was Jody's strongest decade.
17,670 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Jody births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 44
1920s
44 births
- 1930s 260
1930s
260 births
- 1940s 1,294
1940s
1,294 births
- 1950s
1950s
13,276 births
- 1960s
1960s
17,670 births
- 1970s
1970s
16,222 births
- 1980s 5,019
1980s
5,019 births
- 1990s 1,264
1990s
1,264 births
- 2000s 448
2000s
448 births
- 2010s 231
2010s
231 births
- 2020s 112
2020s
112 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 17,670 births (32% of all-time use).
How Jody 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 Jody's total volume
Jody by state
Where Jody concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,486 | 8.0% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 3,852 | 6.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 3,772 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 3,657 | 6.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 3,382 | 6.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 3,283 | 5.9% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 3,059 | 5.5% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 2,572 | 4.6% |
4,486 of 55,845 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Jody appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jody's data
- Jody's decade-level peak was the 1960s (17,670 total births); usage has since declined to 112 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jodys (4,486 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jody: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1919–2025 (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 Jody 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.