Jodi
Jodi was the 4029th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 91st; the most babies were born in 1970 (4,186). Over the last ten years it has moved down 403 places. More babies were named Jodi in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning pet form, often of Judith · English, Hebrew
Say it JOH-dee /ˈdʒoʊdi/
- Rank in 2025
- #4,029 girls, down 559 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 36girls
- Girls and boys
- 91% girls, 9% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19704,186 babies
- Total since 1880
- 80,657babies recorded
What does the name Jodi mean?
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)
Jodi popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,029 | #10,154 | 36 | 7 |
| 2020 | #3,470 | #10,036 | 44 | 7 |
| 2010 | #3,093 | #9,200 | 54 | 8 |
| 2000 | #1,178 | — | 170 | — |
| 1990 | #474 | #7,582 | 518 | 6 |
| 1980 | #167 | #2,186 | 1,700 | 24 |
| 1970 | #95 | #1,285 | 4,186 | 42 |
| 1960 | #213 | #2,374 | 1,561 | 13 |
| 1950 | #1,080 | — | 73 | — |
| 1940 | #3,666 | — | 7 | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Jodi, counting every spelling?
Jodi is the most common spelling of a name family that had 88 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 88 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jodi | 36 | #4,029 | 217 |
| Jodie | 47 | #3,316 | 199 |
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 Jodi?
36 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jodi (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jodi 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 233 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jodi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jodi?
About 73,200 people born in the US named Jodi are alive today, with a median age of 54; half are between 47 and 60. That makes Jodi 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.
Jodi by state
How common Jodi was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 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 Jodi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jodi, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jodi · Sibling names for Jodi
Questions about the name Jodi
What does Jodi mean?
Jodi means “pet form, often of Judith” (English, Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Jodi?
Jodi was the 4029th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 91st; the most babies were born in 1970 (4,186). Over the last ten years it has moved down 403 places. More babies were named Jodi in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Jodi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 91% girls, 9% boys given the name Jodi in the US.
Where is Jodi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jodi was most common in Michigan (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Texas.