Jody

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Jody is a unisex given name. For men, it is sometimes a short form for Joseph and other names. Notable people with the given name include:

From Wikipedia

Jody first appears in the data in 1971 and has been recorded in 8 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1971 with 204 babies (rank #70 that year). It was not in the 2025 data.

Numerology of Jody

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jody yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

755

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

204

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Jody

Jody Williamspeace activist · b. 1950
Jody ScheckterFormula One driver · b. 1950

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1971	204	#70
1972	174	#77
1973	49	#110
1974	162	#73
1976	50	#107
1977	37	#112
1978	40	#110
1981	39	#113