How Many People Are Named Jody?
An estimated 73,909 people in the United States have the first name Jody. It is used for both genders, with 63.9% female. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Jody peaked in popularity in 1970 with 3,700 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jody as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jody paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Jody has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
- Jody is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
- Jody has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
73,909
About 1 in 4,638 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
63.9% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1970
3,700 births
Total Registered
87,349
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jody
Jody is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (36.1%) and females (63.9%). Out of 87,349 total births registered, 31,520 were male and 55,829 were female.
Jody as a male name
Ranked #2,682 in 2024
49 male births in 2024
Peak: 1971 (1,704 births)
Jody as a female name
Ranked #6,476 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 1958 (2,226 births)
Jody: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jody span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 27,701 babies were registered. Jody has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jody by Decade
How has Jody tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jody by State
Birth registrations for Jody span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, New York. The lowest are in Delaware, Alaska, Nevada. On average, about 1,589 Jodys were registered per state.
Jody + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jody as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jody
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jody: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jody?
We estimate approximately 73,909 people named Jody are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,638 Americans share this first name.
Is Jody a common name?
Jody is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 87,349 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jody most popular?
Jody reached peak popularity in 1970, when 3,700 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jody is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jody a female name?
Jody is predominantly female. 63.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jody Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jody Smith, Jody Johnson, Jody Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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