Jody
Mostly boys · JOH-dee · Hebrew
Jody is a name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 3,035th for boys in the US (40 babies).
What does Jody mean?
Hebrew: pet form, usually of Joseph or Jude
Jody Baxter is the boy hero of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' novel The Yearling.
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Is Jody a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Jody has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 16 girls and 40 boys in the US.
How popular is Jody in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Jody, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2003, with 28 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jody in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 1996, 87% of the babies named Jody in the UK were girls. By 2024 it was 27%, with more boys than girls since 2008.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Jody in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2011 | 21 | #1,293 |
| 2010 | 23 | #1,206 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,391 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,490 |
| 2007 | 20 | #1,257 |
| 2006 | 18 | #1,256 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 24 | #954 |
| 2003 | 28 | #808 |
| 2002 | 13 | #1,252 |
| 2001 | 18 | #978 |
| 2000 | 18 | #955 |
| 1999 | 18 | #930 |
| 1998 | 17 | #951 |
| 1997 | 20 | #840 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Jody in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,035among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 40about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 40 boys in the US were named Jody, making it the 3,035th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,924th. Its busiest year was 1971, with 1,704 boys. It first appears in the records in 1910. 16 girls were also named Jody in 2025 (6,837th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Jody in the US since 1880 were born between 1964 and 1978, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 53 boys in the US were given Jody or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,138, up from #3,035 for this spelling alone.
In 1933, 68% of the babies named Jody in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 29%, with more boys than girls since 1994.
Jody in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #3,035 |
| 2024 | 49 | #2,674 |
| 2023 | 50 | #2,613 |
| 2022 | 37 | #3,214 |
| 2021 | 47 | #2,694 |
| 2020 | 40 | #2,924 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,344 |
| 2018 | 52 | #2,471 |
| 2017 | 48 | #2,596 |
| 2016 | 48 | #2,586 |
| 2015 | 57 | #2,299 |
| 2014 | 68 | #2,062 |
| 2013 | 59 | #2,204 |
| 2012 | 61 | #2,171 |
| 2011 | 74 | #1,885 |
| 2010 | 75 | #1,897 |
| 2009 | 74 | #1,924 |
| 2008 | 84 | #1,775 |
| 2007 | 102 | #1,539 |
| 2006 | 87 | #1,638 |
| 2005 | 79 | #1,688 |
| 2004 | 103 | #1,382 |
| 2003 | 100 | #1,355 |
| 2002 | 87 | #1,456 |
| 2001 | 92 | #1,375 |
| 2000 | 80 | #1,500 |
| 1999 | 106 | #1,201 |
| 1998 | 110 | #1,130 |
| 1997 | 106 | #1,151 |
| 1996 | 128 | #977 |
| 1995 | 126 | #984 |
| 1994 | 150 | #880 |
| 1993 | 136 | #919 |
| 1992 | 139 | #893 |
| 1991 | 202 | #708 |
| 1990 | 214 | #691 |
| 1989 | 219 | #671 |
| 1988 | 252 | #582 |
| 1987 | 249 | #577 |
| 1986 | 271 | #542 |
| 1985 | 295 | #506 |
| 1984 | 322 | #469 |
| 1983 | 331 | #456 |
| 1982 | 366 | #440 |
| 1981 | 493 | #356 |
| 1980 | 604 | #316 |
| 1979 | 731 | #280 |
| 1978 | 843 | #245 |
| 1977 | 1,061 | #208 |
| 1976 | 996 | #211 |
| 1975 | 939 | #220 |
| 1974 | 1,124 | #195 |
| 1973 | 1,242 | #185 |
| 1972 | 1,339 | #181 |
| 1971 | 1,704 | #161 |
| 1970 | 1,500 | #184 |
| 1969 | 1,589 | #175 |
| 1968 | 1,298 | #190 |
| 1967 | 1,057 | #215 |
| 1966 | 752 | #268 |
| 1965 | 676 | #290 |
| 1964 | 741 | #286 |
| 1963 | 735 | #284 |
| 1962 | 592 | #322 |
| 1961 | 837 | #272 |
| 1960 | 994 | #254 |
| 1959 | 897 | #266 |
| 1958 | 661 | #295 |
| 1957 | 389 | #387 |
| 1956 | 292 | #438 |
| 1955 | 297 | #424 |
| 1954 | 201 | #513 |
| 1953 | 190 | #509 |
| 1952 | 185 | #512 |
| 1951 | 154 | #545 |
| 1950 | 138 | #577 |
| 1949 | 122 | #614 |
| 1948 | 133 | #578 |
| 1947 | 137 | #577 |
| 1946 | 51 | #935 |
| 1945 | 27 | #1,269 |
| 1944 | 32 | #1,173 |
| 1943 | 25 | #1,398 |
| 1942 | 31 | #1,244 |
| 1941 | 18 | #1,633 |
| 1940 | 24 | #1,368 |
| 1939 | 22 | #1,425 |
| 1938 | 24 | #1,364 |
| 1937 | 18 | #1,627 |
| 1936 | 17 | #1,639 |
| 1935 | 16 | #1,757 |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,121 |
| 1933 | 13 | #1,997 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,091 |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,863 |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,779 |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,095 |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,522 |
| 1927 | 15 | #2,121 |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,435 |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,753 |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,641 |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,445 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,516 |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,735 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,216 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,420 |
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