unisex name · in the US
Jodie
JOH-dee (English)
- Origin English
- Gender Unisex (US)
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 47,670
Ireland
#378
2025 births
Jodie peaked in England, not America — 1,354 births in England and Wales in 1996 against a US high of 1,104, which makes it proportionally several times larger there than in the country usually credited with it.
- Jodie is a name of English origin.
- Peaked in 1970, when 1,104 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 62,555 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Jodie Over Time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 99 |
| 1890s | 198 |
| 1900s | 196 |
| 1910s | 498 |
| 1920s | 589 |
| 1930s | 489 |
| 1940s | 721 |
| 1950s | 3,109 |
| 1960s | 7,485 |
| 1970s | 9,481 |
| 1980s | 4,477 |
| 1990s | 2,008 |
| 2000s | 973 |
| 2010s | 499 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 277 |
What Jodie Means
Jodie means a woman of Judea, carried from Judith. The Hebrew names a place and a people, so the sense is origin rather than any personal quality.
Where Jodie Comes From
Jodie shortens Judith, the Hebrew Yehudit — a woman of Judah, the tribe and later the kingdom. Judah itself is explained in Genesis as praised, from a root meaning to give thanks, and the same word gives Jew and Judea. The book of Judith, in which she beheads the general Holofernes, is in the Catholic and Orthodox canons but not the Hebrew or Protestant ones. About 92 percent of recorded births are female.
Jodie in Use
Jodie peaked in England and Wales in 1996, when 1,354 babies were registered — above the American high of 1,104 in 1970, in a far smaller population — and it is stable rather than falling. It now ranks 378th in Ireland on 11 births, 1,011th in Scotland on 3, 1,260th in France on 30, 3,312th in England and Wales on 8 and 3,336th in the United States on 53, across 47,670 lifetime births in six markets.
How Popular Is Jodie?
In 2025, Jodie was given to 53 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jodie 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 Jodie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents Who Like Jodie Also Like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jodie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Boys' or Girls' Name?
Jodie is used differently depending on where you are. Each figure is the share of babies given the name who were girls, over the last ten years of that country's records.
- United States Both 86% girls · 458 babies
- France Girls' 100% girls · 320 babies
- England & Wales Girls' 100% girls · 147 babies
- Ireland Girls' 100% girls · 139 babies
How to Say Jodie
- English JOH-dee /ˈdʒoʊ.di/
Jodie 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 Jodie
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Jodie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Jodie
What does the name Jodie mean?
A woman of Judea — from Judith, the Hebrew Yehudit.
Is Jew the same root?
Yes. Judah gives Jew, Judea and Judith alike.
Where is Jodie strongest?
England and Wales, where it peaked at 1,354 births — above the American high.
Is the book of Judith in the Bible?
In the Catholic and Orthodox canons, not the Hebrew or Protestant ones.
How popular is the name Jodie?
In 2025, Jodie was given to 53 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jodie a girl's or a boy's name?
Jodie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Jodie?
Jodie has 2 syllables.
When was Jodie most popular?
Jodie peaked in 1970, when 1,104 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Jodie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jodie currently ranks #378 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.