Jodi

#3,975 for girls in 2025, 36 births · #9,714 for boys in 2025, 7 births
Given to girls 98.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1974 · 3,306 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
8 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
79,695
since 1940

Jodi over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #91, 1974girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,97536#9,7147
2024#3,22549#10,9386
2023#4,11435
2022#3,41646#8,3009
2021#3,15751
2020#3,45044#9,5547
2019#3,55243#8,8898
2018#3,43845#10,7606
2017#3,62742#10,7756
2016#3,92338#8,8168
2015#3,59543
2014#2,68365#12,1085
2013#3,31448#6,24113
2012#2,97857#6,00114
2011#2,61468#8,7678
2010#3,07554#8,8038
2009#2,64369#10,9946
2008#2,44178#5,76715
2007#2,08597#4,99618
2006#1,988100#6,90411
2005#1,741113#11,4725
2004#1,746110#7,5369
2003#1,463134#10,8945
2002#1,240161#5,13114
2001#1,244160
2000#1,176170
1999#943222
1998#910232#6,8438
1997#808257
1996#749282#7,1367
1995#665321#8,8685
1994#660324#6,9687
1993#602385#7,6386
1992#531445#6,1288
1991#546431#7,2716
1990#474518#7,1786
1989#403614#4,81110
1988#348712#7,2705
1987#308791#5,4597
1986#277895#3,65312
1985#2371,086#5,7856
1984#2111,229#3,70111
1983#1881,428#3,63011
1982#1761,569#2,59618
1981#1731,579#2,49619
1980#1671,700#2,16224
1979#1401,977#2,46519
1978#1282,265#2,01224
1977#1052,730#1,54636
1976#1022,672#1,57234
1975#943,107#1,55933
1974#913,306#1,79026
1973#1003,024#1,20147
1972#973,259#1,81924
1971#943,826#1,23545
1970#954,186#1,27842
1969#953,865#1,39633
1968#973,598#1,33933
1967#1033,367#1,38830
1966#1183,031#1,45028
1965#1273,054#1,72021
1964#1452,800#1,70022
1963#1961,899#2,67310
1962#1981,851#2,03516
1961#1971,848#1,82320
1960#2131,561#2,31513
1959#2261,398#2,20014
1958#2401,272#2,64210
1957#305904#3,0248
1956#368570
1955#471372
1954#537273#3,8275
1953#597219#3,7985
1952#811125
1951#1,01484
1950#1,07673
1949#1,26552
1948#1,46140
1947#1,57636
1946#2,15319
1945#2,74211
1944#2,28715
1943#3,8017
1942#3,7387
1941#3,0309
1940#3,5037
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First appearance
1940

The first year at least five girls were named Jodi! It came in at #3,503, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1940–1943, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.

Where Jodi is popular in 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jodi, so not publishedAKMaine: #173 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 857 girlsMEVermont: #67 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 237 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #129 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 584 girlsNHWashington: #86 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 329 girlsWAIdaho: #69 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 242 girlsIDMontana: #80 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 267 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #23 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 105 girlsNDMinnesota: #45 for girls · 181 births · 1 in 162 girlsMNIllinois: #115 for girls · 168 births · 1 in 524 girlsILWisconsin: #46 for girls · 216 births · 1 in 165 girlsWIMichigan: #87 for girls · 197 births · 1 in 373 girlsMINew York: #95 for girls · 327 births · 1 in 446 girlsNYMassachusetts: #102 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 474 girlsMARhode Island: #206 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,394 girlsRIOregon: #77 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 288 girlsORNevada: #101 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 324 girlsNVWyoming: #73 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 191 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #40 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 143 girlsSDIowa: #51 for girls · 116 births · 1 in 182 girlsIAIndiana: #101 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 443 girlsINOhio: #75 for girls · 261 births · 1 in 326 girlsOHPennsylvania: #82 for girls · 256 births · 1 in 350 girlsPANew Jersey: #116 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 543 girlsNJConnecticut: #122 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 596 girlsCTCalifornia: #160 for girls · 202 births · 1 in 761 girlsCAUtah: #51 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 196 girlsUTColorado: #89 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 361 girlsCONebraska: #48 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 176 girlsNEMissouri: #229 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,235 girlsMOKentucky: #271 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,773 girlsKYWest Virginia: #144 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 664 girlsWVVirginia: #257 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,632 girlsVAMaryland: #174 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 882 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jodi, so not publishedDEArizona: #200 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 853 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jodi, so not publishedNMKansas: #136 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 573 girlsKSArkansas: #388 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,788 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Jodi, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #334 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,481 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #350 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,359 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #178 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 787 girlsDCOklahoma: #252 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,303 girlsOKLouisiana: #262 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,393 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jodi, so not publishedMSAlabama: #517 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,602 girlsALGeorgia: #288 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,842 girlsGAHawaii: #66 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 258 girlsHITexas: #432 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,872 girlsTXFlorida: #212 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,100 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#23 · 1 in 105
  2. South Dakota#40 · 1 in 143
  3. Minnesota#45 · 1 in 162
  4. Wisconsin#46 · 1 in 165
  5. Nebraska#48 · 1 in 176

Best ever in a state: #9 in North Dakota, 1970.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#23441 in 105
South Dakota#40331 in 143
Minnesota#451811 in 162
Wisconsin#462161 in 165
Nebraska#48601 in 176
Iowa#511161 in 182
Utah#51451 in 196
Hawaii#66191 in 258
Vermont#67121 in 237
Idaho#69181 in 242
Wyoming#7391 in 191
Ohio#752611 in 326
Oregon#77461 in 288
Montana#80171 in 267
Pennsylvania#822561 in 350
Washington#86651 in 329
Michigan#871971 in 373
Colorado#89421 in 361
New York#953271 in 446
Indiana#101951 in 443
Nevada#10191 in 324
Massachusetts#102951 in 474
Illinois#1151681 in 524
New Jersey#116951 in 543
Connecticut#122371 in 596
New Hampshire#12981 in 584
Kansas#136251 in 573
West Virginia#144191 in 664
California#1602021 in 761
Maine#17391 in 857
Maryland#174311 in 882
District of Columbia#178141 in 787
Arizona#200151 in 853
Rhode Island#20651 in 1,394
Florida#212391 in 1,100
Missouri#229281 in 1,235
Oklahoma#252121 in 1,303
Virginia#257211 in 1,632
Louisiana#262231 in 1,393
Kentucky#271141 in 1,773
Georgia#288211 in 1,842
North Carolina#334161 in 2,481
South Carolina#35091 in 2,359
Arkansas#38851 in 2,788
Texas#432321 in 2,872
Alabama#51761 in 4,602
Alaska
Delaware
Mississippi
New Mexico
Tennessee

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Jodi
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 750 spots since 2024 (#3,225#3,975)
  • 525 spots since 2020 (#3,450#3,975)
  • 380 spots since 2015 (#3,595#3,975)
  • Biggest jump: 214 spots in 1953 (#811#597)
  • Biggest drop: 233 spots in 2000 (#943#1,176)
Rise & fade · girls
34 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1940
  • Peaked 1974 at #91 (3,306 births)
  • Births halved by 1981, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 8 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 8 yrs · run 1968–1975
  • Top 1,000: 48 yrs · run 1952–1999
Share of babies · girls
1 in 418
  • Highest: 1 in 418 girls born in 1970 were named Jodi (0.24%)
  • Latest: 1 in 44,646 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #91 in 1974, was only 1 in 444 (0.23%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 38.1% of all girls named Jodi (30,352) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s203#1,265 (1949)#2,556
1950s5,290#226 (1959)#565
1960s26,874#95 (1969)#149
1970s30,352#91 (1974)#105
1980s11,603#167 (1980)#249
1990s3,417#474 (1990)#689
2000s1,192#1,176 (2000)#1,777
2010s503#2,614 (2011)#3,280
2020s261#3,157 (2021)#3,556

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Jodi in 1966

girls
#118
3,031 births · 1 in 558 girls
boys
#1,450
28 births · 1 in 63,695 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #118Jodi3,031

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #1,450Jodi28
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 558 of them was named Jodi, which outranked 98.5% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jodi
  1. #115Vicki3,052
  2. #116Melanie3,050
  3. #117Julia3,046
  4. #118Jodi3,031
  5. #119Maureen3,015
  6. #120Shannon2,990
  7. #121Betty2,946
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. 6,121Tabatha#6,539#418
  2. 1,469Tabitha#1,993#524
  3. 1,325Joell#2,247#922
  4. 1,047Tatia#1,715#668
  5. 969Nichole#1,829#860
Fallers
  1. 398Barb#815#1,213
  2. 310Jewell#952#1,262
  3. 288Roxie#944#1,232
  4. 284Aretha#818#1,102
  5. 280Kecia#392#672

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 63,695 of them was named Jodi, which outranked 68.1% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jodi
  1. #1,428Valentino29
  2. #1,428Vernard29
  3. #1,428Wayland29
  4. #1,450Jodi28
  5. #1,450Ambrose28
  6. #1,450Ariel28
  7. #1,450Blas28
  8. #1,484Bo27
  9. #1,484Cullen27
  10. #1,484Dayne27

Tied with 33 names at #1,450; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. 1,207Jarrod#1,720#513
  2. 893Heath#1,254#361
  3. 467Illya#1,294#827
  4. 419Jarrett#1,294#875
  5. 399Reynold#1,360#961
Fallers
  1. 464Quint#986#1,450
  2. 303Dario#934#1,237
  3. 299Darran#1,000#1,299
  4. 281Artie#897#1,178
  5. 268Daryn#716#984

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1966