Unisex name · since 2002

Jood

318 babies named Jood in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#15,432 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,049 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
318
born since 2002
2010s
peak decade

318 babies have been named Jood since 2002, making it today's #7049 unisex name.

Social Security Administration records show Jood recorded 318 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #7049 nationally today, ahead of 59% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.

  • #15,432 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #7,049 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 318 born since 2002
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jood ranks #15,432 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,049 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 318 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.

#15,432 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,049 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
318
born since 2002
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%59.2%
Jood vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Jood's 318 recorded births place it above 78.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

5 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.

How Jood compares

318 46th percentile among 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

Jood's all-time total is 15% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jood Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 318 376 567,345
Peak-year births 36 21 19,840

Jood's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jood splits its recorded history at 2016: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jood popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
36
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
010203040 20022009201220152018202120242025 16

Jood popularity over time - boys

123 total births recorded since 2013 (Jood as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 123 births
05101520 201320152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 8

Jood by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (194 births, 61% of the file).

2010s was Jood's strongest decade.

194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.

Jood births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 194 births (61% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Jood by state

Where Jood concentrates geographically, total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Jood
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
6 1.9%
#2 Ohio
6 1.9%
#3 California
5 1.6%
#4 New York
5 1.6%
#5 Texas
5 1.6%
Michigan share of Jood's total US births 1.9%
Even split

6 of 318 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jood?
318 babies have been named Jood since 2002. All-time, it sits at #15,432 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #7,049 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 36 births.
Where does Jood sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jood ranks #15,432 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,049 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jood most popular?
Jood was most popular in the 2010s decade with 194 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Jood most popular?
The top states for the name Jood are Michigan (6 births), Ohio (6 births), California (5 births).
Is Jood a unisex name?
Yes, Jood is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 318 births, and as a boy's name it has 123 births.
How long has the name Jood been used?
The SSA has tracked Jood since 2002 -- 24 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Jood?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joory, Joon, Joori, Joo. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Jood's data

  • Jood's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (194 total births) through the 2020s (102) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Michigan records the most Joods (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jood

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jood

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jood: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2002–2025 (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 Jood 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.