Jody

Jody

Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 63% girls / 37% boys

Origin: Dutch

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 1996 and has been recorded in 20 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 61 babies (rank #468 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

829

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	61	#468
1997	60	#473
1998	53	#517
1999	42	#616
2000	42	#620
2001	42	#618
2002	44	#624
2003	44	#657
2004	24	#1,028
2005	16	#1,456
2006	16	#1,536
2007	16	#1,612
2008	15	#1,763
2009	10	#2,412
2010	9	#2,693
2011	6	#3,786
2012	6	#3,895
2013	6	#3,771
2014	4	#5,112
2015	4	#5,179

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#468

1997

#473

1998

#517

1999

#616

2000

#620

2001

#618

2002

#624

2003

#657

2004

#1,028

2005

#1,456

2006

#1,536

2007

#1,612

2008

#1,763

2009

#2,412

2010

#2,693

2011

#3,786

2012

#3,895

2013

#3,771

2014

#5,112

2015

#5,179

Meaning

Numerology of Jody

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Jody

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with J

Year-by-Year Detail