Recorded 1937–2015 Unisex name Peak 1970 180 births

Joedy — boys' name

180 babies named Joedy in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s61950s361960s521970s692000s62010s5
1970s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Joedy was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

14 babies were named Joedy in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joedy

The Social Security Administration has registered 180 babies named Joedy between 1937 and 2015, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Joedy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Joedy is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 15 additional births since 1957.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joedy performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Joedy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joedy 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 180 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.

Joedy at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

180

Since 1937

79 years of records

Peak year

1970

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1937

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 2015

Joedy popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1937

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1970)
14
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
46810121416 2015197619721968196119571937 6

Joedy popularity over time — girls

15 total births recorded since 1957 (Joedy as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 197519601957 5

Joedy by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
69 births that decade — 38% of Joedy's all-time total
1930s61940s61950s361960s521970s692000s62010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joedy?
180 babies have been named Joedy since 1937. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1970 with 14 births.
When was Joedy most popular?
Joedy was most popular in the 1970s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Is Joedy a unisex name?
Yes, Joedy is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 180 births, and as a girl's name it has 15 births.
How long has the name Joedy been used?
Joedy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 79 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Joedy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joe, Joel, Joey, Joesph, 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, 1937–2015 (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.