The first name Jodi
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Jodi last appeared in the official list in 2020, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 1997, with 90 births (#362).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jodi with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Jodi at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 36 girls born in the United States were named Jodi, the 4,029th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1970, when 4,186 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Jodi
11 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Jodi BensonAmerican actress, born 1961
- Jodi Lyn O'KeefeAmerican actress and model, born 1978
- Jodi PicoultAmerican author, born 1966
- Jodi LongAmerican actress, born 1954
- Jodi KantorAmerican journalist, born 1975
- Jodi GordonAustralian actress, born 1985
- Jodi SantamariaFilipino actress, born 1982
- Jodi DeanAmerican political theorist and professor (born 1962)
- Jodi AlbertBritish singer-songwriter, actress, model, born 1983
- Jodi ElkingtonAustralian female athletics Paralympian, born 1993
- Jodi HuisentruitAmerican journalist who disappeared on June 27, 1995
Questions
- How popular is the name Jodi?
- In 2020, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Jodi, ranking 4,608th. Its peak was 1997, with 90 births.
- Is Jodi a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 80,657 US babies named Jodi since 1880 were girls.
- When was Jodi most popular?
- 1970 in the United States, when 4,186 babies were named Jodi, its highest rank at 95th.