Jody

Jody: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “praised”
Origin: Hebrew
Say it: JOH-dee · 2 syllables
Used for: Both (64% girls, 36% boys since 1880)

Usually a diminutive of Jodie or of Judith/Josephine in English usage; it can also be used for males as a pet form of Joseph. The usual etymological source is Jude/Judith from Hebrew Yehudit.

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How popular is Jody?

202420.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Jody in 202467

2024 rank#2,673 boys

Peak year1971

Total US babies since 188087,349

Jody is steady now but far below its 1971 peak.

Names like Jody

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Jodipraised · Hebrew
Jodiepraised · Hebrew
Jordanto flow down · Hebrew
Shilohpossibly tranquil, or place name of Shiloh · Hebrew
Ariellion of God · Hebrew
Arilion · Hebrew
Salempeace · Hebrew
AzariahYahweh has helped · Hebrew

Jody questions

What does the name Jody mean?

Jody means "praised". It comes from Hebrew. Usually a diminutive of Jodie or of Judith/Josephine in English usage; it can also be used for males as a pet form of Joseph. The usual etymological source is Jude/Judith from Hebrew Yehudit.

Is Jody a boy or girl name?

Jody is used for both: about 64% of US babies named Jody since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Jody?

67 US babies were named Jody in 2024. Its peak year was 1971.

How do you pronounce Jody?

Jody is usually pronounced JOH-dee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.