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Jodi

/ˈdʒoʊdi/ · 99% girls · 43 born in 2025

Jodi has been given to about 80,657 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1970, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdʒoʊdi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 75,724
Median age today54 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jodi per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1970 · 4,228
  • Born in 202543
  • All time80,657

How popular is Jodi?

Its best year was 1970, when 4,228 babies were given the name, ranking 95th. The typical living American called Jodi is about 54 years old today.

Names that sound like Jodi

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kodi0.81
  2. Codi0.81
  3. Jody0.78
  4. Joni0.75
  5. Joi0.75
  6. Judi0.74
  7. Jodie0.70
  8. Jordin0.65

Middle names for Jodi

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jodi Catherine0.84
  2. Jodi Rose0.83
  3. Jodi Marie0.83
  4. Jodi Grace0.83
  5. Jodi Louise0.83
  6. Jodi Claire0.82

Sibling names for Jodi

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Troybrother · 0.91
  2. Angiesister · 0.90
  3. Bridgetsister · 0.89
  4. Shawnbrother · 0.88
  5. Damonbrother · 0.87
  6. Angelasister · 0.87

Where Jodi is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jodi Reyes0.78
    2. Jodi Nguyen0.78
    3. Jodi Moore0.78
    4. Jodi Lee0.78
    5. Jodi Hall0.78
    6. Jodi Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Jodi

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.