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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201988peak #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 1988

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jodi, so not publishedAKMaine: #216 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,227 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jodi, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #218 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,327 girlsNHWashington: #393 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,537 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jodi, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jodi, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #103 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 453 girlsNDMinnesota: #270 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,840 girlsMNIllinois: #403 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,835 girlsILWisconsin: #181 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,102 girlsWIMichigan: #210 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,276 girlsMINew York: #476 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 3,259 girlsNYMassachusetts: #384 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,863 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jodi, so not publishedRIOregon: #419 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,615 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jodi, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jodi, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #137 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 621 girlsSDIowa: #214 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,304 girlsIAIndiana: #251 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,615 girlsINOhio: #217 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,373 girlsOHPennsylvania: #295 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,056 girlsPANew Jersey: #515 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,117 girlsNJConnecticut: #415 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,125 girlsCTCalifornia: #649 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 4,860 girlsCAUtah: #217 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,045 girlsUTColorado: #444 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,981 girlsCONebraska: #258 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,508 girlsNEMissouri: #235 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,508 girlsMOKentucky: #232 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,461 girlsKYWest Virginia: #186 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,083 girlsWVVirginia: #334 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,392 girlsVAMaryland: #485 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,710 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jodi, so not publishedDEArizona: #501 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,148 girlsAZNew Mexico: #371 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,864 girlsNMKansas: #336 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,046 girlsKSArkansas: #194 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,123 girlsARTennessee: #236 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,523 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #267 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,743 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #527 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,748 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jodi, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #331 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,934 girlsOKLouisiana: #269 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,462 girlsLAMississippi: #353 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,923 girlsMSAlabama: #374 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,402 girlsALGeorgia: #297 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,910 girlsGAHawaii: #137 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 553 girlsHITexas: #410 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 2,618 girlsTXFlorida: #379 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,515 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#103 · 1 in 453
  2. Hawaii#137 · 1 in 553
  3. South Dakota#137 · 1 in 621
  4. Wisconsin#181 · 1 in 1,102
  5. West Virginia#186 · 1 in 1,083

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#10391 in 453
Hawaii#13791 in 553
South Dakota#13761 in 621
Wisconsin#181261 in 1,102
West Virginia#18681 in 1,083
Arkansas#194111 in 1,123
Michigan#210451 in 1,276
Iowa#214121 in 1,304
Maine#21651 in 1,227
Ohio#217501 in 1,373
Utah#217131 in 1,045
New Hampshire#21851 in 1,327
Kentucky#232141 in 1,461
Missouri#235211 in 1,508
Tennessee#236191 in 1,523
Indiana#251211 in 1,615
Nebraska#25861 in 1,508
North Carolina#267221 in 1,743
Louisiana#269181 in 1,462
Minnesota#270151 in 1,840
Pennsylvania#295341 in 2,056
Georgia#297211 in 1,910
Oklahoma#33191 in 1,934
Virginia#334151 in 2,392
Kansas#33671 in 2,046
Mississippi#35371 in 1,923
New Mexico#37151 in 1,864
Alabama#37491 in 2,402
Florida#379291 in 2,515
Massachusetts#384131 in 2,863
Washington#393111 in 2,537
Illinois#403261 in 2,835
Texas#410491 in 2,618
Connecticut#41561 in 3,125
Oregon#41961 in 2,615
Colorado#44471 in 2,981
New York#476351 in 3,259
Maryland#48571 in 3,710
Arizona#50181 in 3,148
New Jersey#515111 in 4,117
South Carolina#52751 in 3,748
California#649471 in 4,860
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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 1988

girls
#348
712 births · 1 in 2,501 girls
boys
#7,270
5 births · 1 in 382,857 boys

Top girls' names in 1988

  1. #1Jessica51,556
  2. #2Ashley49,977
  3. #3Amanda39,459
  4. #4Sarah28,374
  5. #5Jennifer27,893
  6. #6Brittany26,816
  7. #7Stephanie22,843
  8. #8Samantha20,700
  9. #9Nicole20,315
  10. #10Elizabeth20,042
  11. #348Jodi712

Top boys' names in 1988

  1. #1Michael64,171
  2. #2Christopher53,014
  3. #3Matthew45,876
  4. #4Joshua42,653
  5. #5Andrew35,745
  6. #6David35,329
  7. #7Justin35,055
  8. #8Daniel34,718
  9. #9James32,523
  10. #10Robert30,319
  11. #7,270Jodi5
More about 1988

girls

1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 2,501 of them was named Jodi, which outranked 97.5% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jodi
  1. #344Jaleesa718
  2. #346Elisabeth714
  3. #346Leigh714
  4. #348Jodi712
  5. #349Sheila711
  6. #350Charlene707
  7. #350Elaine707
Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,890Jalissa#3,857 → #967
  2. ↑ 2,381Taja#3,101 → #720
  3. ↑ 1,710Whitley#2,156 → #446
  4. ↑ 1,225Jalisa#1,662 → #437
  5. ↑ 883Jaleesa#1,227 → #344
Fallers
  1. ↓ 620Channing#590 → #1,210
  2. ↓ 346Denisse#954 → #1,300
  3. ↓ 319Jeana#966 → #1,285
  4. ↓ 314Eliana#826 → #1,140
  5. ↓ 311Nakia#893 → #1,204

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

boys

1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 382,857 of them was named Jodi, which outranked 14.4% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jodi
  1. #6,426Zeferino6
  2. #6,426Zeus6
  3. #6,426Zuhair6
  4. #7,270Jodi5
  5. #7,270Aadam5
  6. #7,270Aarin5
  7. #7,270Aarion5

Tied with 1,225 names at #7,270; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,252Nico#4,239 → #987
  2. ↑ 1,245Ridge#2,215 → #970
  3. ↑ 668Colten#1,484 → #816
  4. ↑ 600Brantley#1,587 → #987
  5. ↑ 518Long#1,337 → #819
Fallers
  1. ↓ 362Cordaro#908 → #1,270
  2. ↓ 246Ramsey#884 → #1,130
  3. ↓ 241Yaakov#974 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 233Adrain#990 → #1,223
  5. ↓ 230Kiel#846 → #1,076

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

See the top 100 for 1988 →