girl's name
Jodi
JOH-dee
- Origin American
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 83,132
Northern Ireland
#552
2018 births
Jodi serves Judith, Joseph and Jude at once, which is why the wider Jody family never settled on one sex — three unrelated Hebrew parents pulling in different directions. Its strongest market is the United States, at 4057th.
- Jodi is a name of American origin.
- Peaked in 1970, when 4,228 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 77,101 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1940.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Jodi over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 203 |
| 1950s | 5,332 |
| 1960s | 27,100 |
| 1970s | 30,682 |
| 1980s | 11,726 |
| 1990s | 3,470 |
| 2000s | 1,275 |
| 2010s | 579 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 290 |
What Jodi means
Jodi means woman of Judea through Judith, or he will add through Joseph. The two Hebrew sources are unrelated and the short form does not distinguish between them.
Where Jodi comes from
Jodi shortens several unrelated names. Judith is the Hebrew Yehudit, a woman of Judea, and the Book of Judith has her behead Holofernes in his tent — among the most painted biblical scenes in Western art. Joseph is Yosef, he will add. Jude and Judah supply a third route. The -i ending is mid-century American, the same fashion behind Vicki, Terri and Kristi, and Jodi, Jody and Jodie divide the sound between them.
Jodi in use
Jodi peaked in the United States in 1970, when 4,228 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It charts in exactly one of the six markets we track, at 4,057th in the United States on 43 births, across 83,132 lifetime births. Jody, written up separately, is 64 percent female where Jodi is 99 percent — the two spellings split the sexes differently.
How popular is Jodi?
In 2025, Jodi was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jodi is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jodi
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jodi also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jodi over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Jodi in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Jodi
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jodi — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jodi
What does the name Jodi mean?
Woman of Judea through Judith, or he will add through Joseph.
Is it Jodi, Jody or Jodie?
All three divide the same sound. Jodi is 99 percent female where Jody is 64 percent.
Who was Judith?
The heroine who beheads Holofernes, among the most painted biblical scenes in Western art.
How popular is Jodi?
4057th in the United States, down from a 1970 peak of 4,228 births.
Is Jodi a girl's or a boy's name?
Jodi is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Jodi?
Jodi has 2 syllables.
Is Jodi a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jodi currently ranks #4,057 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.