Jodi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JOH-dee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #3,974 for girls
Jodi is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “woman of Judea”. In 2025 it ranked 3,974th for girls in the US (36 babies).
What does Jodi mean?
Hebrew: pet form of Judith
“woman of Judea”
Began as a pet form of Judith, though it is also used as a short form of Joanne and Josephine.
Is Jodi a girl's or a boy's name?
Jodi is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 36 girls and 7 boys in the US.
How popular is Jodi in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 124 girls.
Half of all the girls named Jodi in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Jodi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,631 |
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 14 | #2,103 |
| 2011 | 14 | #2,032 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,757 |
| 2009 | 31 | #1,093 |
| 2008 | 30 | #1,090 |
| 2007 | 44 | #799 |
| 2006 | 56 | #644 |
| 2005 | 103 | #413 |
| 2004 | 121 | #349 |
| 2003 | 101 | #400 |
| 2002 | 69 | #491 |
| 2001 | 103 | #361 |
| 2000 | 101 | #369 |
| 1999 | 87 | #405 |
| 1998 | 99 | #371 |
| 1997 | 124 | #326 |
| 1996 | 104 | #368 |
How popular is Jodi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,974among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 36about 1 in 45,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 36 girls in the US were named Jodi, making it the 3,974th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,450th. Its busiest year was 1970, with 4,186 girls. It first appears in the records in 1940. 7 boys were also named Jodi in 2025 (9,710th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Jodi in the US since 1880 were born between 1966 and 1978, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 104 girls in the US were given Jodi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,644, up from #3,974 for this spelling alone.
Jodi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3,974 |
| 2024 | 49 | #3,225 |
| 2023 | 35 | #4,112 |
| 2022 | 46 | #3,415 |
| 2021 | 51 | #3,157 |
| 2020 | 44 | #3,450 |
| 2019 | 43 | #3,551 |
| 2018 | 45 | #3,437 |
| 2017 | 42 | #3,626 |
| 2016 | 38 | #3,923 |
| 2015 | 43 | #3,595 |
| 2014 | 65 | #2,681 |
| 2013 | 48 | #3,313 |
| 2012 | 57 | #2,977 |
| 2011 | 68 | #2,613 |
| 2010 | 54 | #3,074 |
| 2009 | 69 | #2,642 |
| 2008 | 78 | #2,441 |
| 2007 | 97 | #2,085 |
| 2006 | 100 | #1,988 |
| 2005 | 113 | #1,740 |
| 2004 | 110 | #1,745 |
| 2003 | 134 | #1,462 |
| 2002 | 161 | #1,239 |
| 2001 | 160 | #1,243 |
| 2000 | 170 | #1,174 |
| 1999 | 222 | #941 |
| 1998 | 232 | #909 |
| 1997 | 257 | #808 |
| 1996 | 282 | #749 |
| 1995 | 321 | #665 |
| 1994 | 324 | #660 |
| 1993 | 385 | #602 |
| 1992 | 445 | #531 |
| 1991 | 431 | #546 |
| 1990 | 518 | #473 |
| 1989 | 614 | #403 |
| 1988 | 712 | #348 |
| 1987 | 791 | #308 |
| 1986 | 895 | #277 |
| 1985 | 1,086 | #237 |
| 1984 | 1,229 | #211 |
| 1983 | 1,428 | #188 |
| 1982 | 1,569 | #176 |
| 1981 | 1,579 | #173 |
| 1980 | 1,700 | #167 |
| 1979 | 1,977 | #140 |
| 1978 | 2,265 | #128 |
| 1977 | 2,730 | #105 |
| 1976 | 2,672 | #102 |
| 1975 | 3,107 | #94 |
| 1974 | 3,306 | #91 |
| 1973 | 3,024 | #100 |
| 1972 | 3,259 | #97 |
| 1971 | 3,826 | #94 |
| 1970 | 4,186 | #95 |
| 1969 | 3,865 | #95 |
| 1968 | 3,598 | #97 |
| 1967 | 3,367 | #103 |
| 1966 | 3,031 | #118 |
| 1965 | 3,054 | #127 |
| 1964 | 2,800 | #145 |
| 1963 | 1,899 | #196 |
| 1962 | 1,851 | #198 |
| 1961 | 1,848 | #197 |
| 1960 | 1,561 | #213 |
| 1959 | 1,398 | #226 |
| 1958 | 1,272 | #240 |
| 1957 | 904 | #305 |
| 1956 | 570 | #368 |
| 1955 | 372 | #470 |
| 1954 | 273 | #536 |
| 1953 | 219 | #596 |
| 1952 | 125 | #810 |
| 1951 | 84 | #1,013 |
| 1950 | 73 | #1,075 |
| 1949 | 52 | #1,264 |
| 1948 | 40 | #1,460 |
| 1947 | 36 | #1,575 |
| 1946 | 19 | #2,152 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,741 |
| 1944 | 15 | #2,286 |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,800 |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,736 |
| 1941 | 9 | #3,028 |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,501 |
Nicknames for Jodi
Names like Jodi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica Joni Molly Holly Jasmine Michelle Heidi Amber Erin Leah Robyn Sarah
Other spellings of Jodi
Names related to Jodi
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jodi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jodi, updated 20 October 2026.