Jodye
The Story of Jodye
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Jodye as a girl name dates back to 1954, when 5 babies received it. 1964 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Jodye — #4,634 in the national rankings. About 42% of every Jodye on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Jodye last appeared in the published SSA data in 1974, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 64 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jodye first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2019, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2019: 5 births, good for #12,142 nationwide. Jodye last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jodye
Jodye is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 64 births in the dataset. Jodye's peak popularity came in 1964 when it ranked #4,634. Use the chart and map above to compare Jodye'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 .
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