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
Jood's 318 recorded births place it above 78.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2017)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Currently ranks #7049 among girls.
318 total births across 24 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2017 with 36 births in a single year.
Jood popularity over time - boys
123 total births recorded since 2013 (Jood as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Jood accounts for 28% of total recorded use across both genders.
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
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
194 births
- 2020s
2020s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 194 births (61% of all-time use).
Jood decade highlights
- Peak decade 194 births
- Runner-up 102 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Jood by state
Where Jood concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| 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% |
6 of 318 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Michigan 1.9% of nationwide
- Ohio 1.9% of nationwide
- California 1.6% of nationwide
- New York 1.6% of nationwide
- Texas 1.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 5 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Michigan accounts for 1.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~23 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, 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.
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