Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1970

Jodie

Meaning Jodie is a unisex given name Gender Unisex · 88% girls Rank 2025 #3,316 Trend → Stable

Jodie is a unisex given name.

Rank 2025
#3,316
among girls · ↑606 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
53
named Jodie · +39% vs 2024
How common
1 in 34,197
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1970
1,104 babies
All-time total
31,099
#883 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Jodie popularity over time

31,099 babies have been named Jodie since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 52 47 99 10 – #711
1890s 88 110 198 20 +100% #903
1900s 85 111 196 20 -1% #1,099
1910s 174 324 498 50 +154% #1,051
1920s 143 446 589 59 +18% #2,236
1930s 159 330 489 49 -17% #1,658
1940s 374 347 721 72 +47% #1,111
1950s 2,711 398 3,109 311 +331% #413
1960s 6,997 488 7,485 749 +141% #295
1970s 9,010 471 9,481 948 +27% #249
1980s 4,257 220 4,477 448 -53% #376
1990s 1,876 132 2,008 201 -55% #825
2000s 866 107 973 97 -52% #1,655
2010s 416 83 499 50 -49% #3,328
2020s (to 2025) 234 43 277 46 -7% #3,316

Where Jodie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 48 0.03 outside top 500
2027 48 0.03 outside top 500
2028 48 0.03 outside top 500
2029 49 0.03 outside top 500
2030 49 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Jodie

Jodie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,316 in 2025 with 47 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 31,099 American babies have been named Jodie, about 88% girls and 12% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1970, when 1,104 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jodie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jodie?

The median living Jodie is about 52 years old; half are between 43 and 59. An estimated 27 thousand people named Jodie are alive in the United States today.

median 52 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jodie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 47 #3,316 6 #11,286
2024 38 #3,922 – –
2023 36 #4,081 8 #9,312
2022 43 #3,623 9 #8,623
2021 35 #4,135 10 #7,842
2020 35 #4,049 10 #7,780
2019 41 #3,687 8 #9,268
2018 43 #3,585 9 #8,466
2017 27 #4,989 5 #13,169
2016 48 #3,351 – –
2015 31 #4,536 8 #9,135
2014 47 #3,391 13 #6,462
2013 39 #3,880 14 #6,062
2012 42 #3,747 5 #13,161
2011 49 #3,328 6 #11,500
2010 49 #3,338 15 #5,874
2009 54 #3,142 8 #9,399
2008 38 #4,124 15 #5,912
2007 84 #2,303 8 #9,298
2006 93 #2,101 12 #6,664
2005 95 #1,996 12 #6,403
2004 80 #2,215 15 #5,368
2003 94 #1,935 6 #10,183
2002 111 #1,660 20 #4,107
2001 110 #1,657 6 #9,858
2000 107 #1,655 5 #11,216
1995 203 #931 6 #8,286
1990 224 #871 20 #3,117
1985 352 #559 15 #3,142
1980 618 #376 41 #1,509
1975 892 #270 37 #1,466
1970 1,052 #277 52 #1,148
1965 670 #351 53 #1,014
1960 501 #435 55 #1,038
1955 247 #583 43 #1,143
1950 87 #975 33 #1,264
1945 25 #1,678 33 #1,151
1940 18 #1,925 31 #1,219
1935 13 #2,367 35 #1,112
1930 15 #2,250 47 #997
1925 14 #2,549 38 #1,157
1920 15 #2,405 58 #904
1915 16 #2,001 38 #1,045
1910 12 #1,380 21 #646
1905 12 #1,127 12 #726
1900 10 #1,268 11 #816
1895 8 #1,247 10 #723
1890 10 #903 – –
1885 – – 9 #672
1880 – – 5 #990

Famous people named Jodie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Jodie Foster Jodie Foster American actress (born 1962) Contemporary
  2. 2 Jodie Comer Jodie Comer English actress (born 1993) Contemporary
  3. 3 Jodie Whittaker Jodie Whittaker English actress (born 1982) Contemporary
  4. 4 Jodie Sweetin Jodie Sweetin American actress and television personality (born 1982) Contemporary
  5. 5 Jodie Marsh Jodie Marsh English glamour model and television personality (born 1978) Contemporary
  6. 6 Jodie Meeks Jodie Meeks American basketball player (born 1987) Contemporary
  7. 7 Jodie Taylor Jodie Taylor English footballer (born 1986) Contemporary
  8. 8 Jodie Henry Australian swimmer (born 1983) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jodie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jodie?

The median living Jodie is about 52 years old. Half of all living Jodies are between 43 and 59 years old.

How many people named Jodie are alive today?

An estimated 27 thousand people named Jodie are alive in the United States, based on 31,099 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jodie mean?

Jodie is a unisex given name.

How popular is the name Jodie in 2025?

Jodie ranked #3,316 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 47 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jodie?

31,099 babies have been named Jodie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jodie most popular?

Jodie peaked in 1970, when 1,104 newborns received the name.

Is Jodie a boy or girl name?

Jodie is used for both: about 88% of babies named Jodie have been girls and 12% boys.

Is the name Jodie rising or falling?

Jodie has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Jodie become more popular?

Jodie looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 49 girls named Jodie in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Jodie?

Well-known people named Jodie include Jodie Foster (actor), Jodie Comer (actor), Jodie Whittaker (actor).

Names like Jodie

Names that sound and feel close to Jodie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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