Jodee
Jodee was the 15968th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 1105th; the most babies were born in 1973 (102). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,310 places. More babies were named Jodee in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jodi) pet form, often of Judith · English, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #15,968 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- 67% girls, 33% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1973102 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,150babies recorded
What does the name Jodee mean?
Jodee is a spelling of Jodi, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jodi's meaning and origin.
Jodi is a spelling of Jody as a girls' name. Wiktionary gives two routes for Jody: as a variant of Judy, the pet form of Judith, and as a blend of Jo (from Joanna, Josephine and similar names) with Judy. Judith is a Hebrew name meaning "woman of Judea" or "Jewish woman". Jodi is mainly an American name and was most popular in the 1960s and 1970s.
יְהוּדִית (Biblical Hebrew, “Yehudit, "woman of Judea, Jewish woman"”)
How sure is this? Probable. Jodi can stand for Judith or for names beginning with Jo-; which one depends on the family.
Related names: Jody, Jodie, Judy, Judith, Jo.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jodi', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jody', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Judith', DMNES (Durham University)
Jodee popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,968 | — | 5 | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | #9,481 | #11,411 | 12 | 6 |
| 2000 | #3,480 | — | 38 | — |
| 1990 | #3,750 | — | 28 | — |
| 1980 | #1,773 | — | 62 | — |
| 1970 | #1,274 | — | 86 | — |
| 1960 | #1,105 | — | 95 | — |
| 1950 | #3,537 | — | 10 | — |
| 1940 | #4,676 | — | 5 | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Jodee, counting every spelling?
Jodee is a spelling of Jodi, a name family that had 88 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 88 girls in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jodee?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jodee (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jodee born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jodee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jodee?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Jodee are alive today, with a median age of 53; half are between 41 and 62. That makes Jodee mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jodee by state
How common Jodee was among girls born in each state in 1971–1975, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (6.3×), Iowa (5.6×), Minnesota (3.0×), Michigan (1.6×). In 37 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jodee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jodee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jodee
What does Jodee mean?
Jodee is a spelling of Jodi, which means “pet form, often of Judith” (English, Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Jodee?
Jodee was the 15968th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 1105th; the most babies were born in 1973 (102). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,310 places. More babies were named Jodee in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Jodee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 67% girls, 33% boys given the name Jodee in the US.
Where was Jodee most popular?
In 1971–1975, Jodee was most common in North Dakota (0.55 per 1,000 girls), followed by Utah and Iowa.