Jody
Pronounced JH OW1 D AH0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1971
- 145 years in use
- 4 spellings
How popular is Jody?
Jody is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 36,189 children — the 570th most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 41% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1971, when 1,798 children were given it.
Four other spellings are counted in that total — Jodie, Jodi, Jodee and one more — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Jody and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Jodie
- Jodi
- Jodee
- Jode
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- JH OW1 D AH0 · JH OW1 D EY1 · JH OW1 D IY0 · JH OW1 D IY1
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 11 · 10 · 11
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Jody
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Jody
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Jody?
- Jody ranks 570th among boys' names in US records, with 36,189 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 584.
- Is Jody a unisex name?
- No. Jody is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Jody most popular?
- 1971, when 1,798 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Jody spelled?
- Jodie, Jodi, Jodee, Jode. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.