Girl · #8,128 in 2026

Jodel

Société Avions Jodel is a French aircraft company started in 1946 by Édouard Joly and his son-in-law Jean Délémontez.

Current Rank
#8,128
Peak Rank
#3,967 (1954)
Total Babies
65
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1952
First Year
1981
Last Year
1954
Peak Year
#3967
Peak Rank
65
Total Count
10
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Jodel

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Société Avions Jodel is a French aircraft company started in 1946 by Édouard Joly and his son-in-law Jean Délémontez.

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Origin & history
Jodel designed a range of light aeroplanes shortly after the Second World War . Popular myth has it that the two industrialists, with no formal aerodynamics training, set about designing a single-seat aircraft with some spare plywood and a small engine, a Poinsard 25hp 2-cyl . The result was the 1948 D9 Bébé (Baby) model. In fact, the two had much experience of building and designing aircraft, Délémontez being a trained aeronautical engineer, and Joly having built an aircraft before the war. The French government bought many of the aircraft, with more than 500 D9s being built during the next t

The Story of Jodel

Jodel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1952, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1954, when 9 Jodels were born — ranking #3,967 that year. As of 2026, Jodel ranks #8,128 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 65 Jodels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Jodel

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jodel

What does the name Jodel mean?
Société Avions Jodel is a French aircraft company started in 1946 by Édouard Joly and his son-in-law Jean Délémontez.
How popular is Jodel in 2026?
In 2026, Jodel ranks #8,128 among girls' names in the U.S., with 7 babies given the name that year.
When was Jodel most popular?
Jodel reached its peak popularity in 1954, ranking #3,967 that year with 9 babies given the name.
Is Jodel a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Jodel is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Jodel?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Jodel include Corleen, Vonne, Rozan. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Jodel

Jodel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1952 and has accumulated 65 births in the dataset. Jodel's peak popularity came in 1954 when it ranked #3,967. Use the chart and map above to compare Jodel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.