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Jody

Used for both boys and girlsStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Jody: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #466 to #5891.199820022006201020142024#466#5891
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#466
1997#473
1998#514
1999#615
2000#615
2001#612
2002#620
2003#653
2004#1012
2005#1406
2006#1502
2007#1573
2008#1718
2009#2326
2010#2589
2011#3549
2012#3681
2013#3536
2014#4684
2015#4736
2017#4063
2023#5687
2024#5891

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 30 of the 45 years from 1979 to 2023.

In 2017: #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #4063 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1971–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1971

    First recorded at #67 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1971–1974

    Highest recorded position: #67 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1971 (recorded 1971–1974).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1971 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #67 in New South Wales, Australia in 1971.

Jody's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#36845HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#58913HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#26718HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#56873HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#25468HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#40014HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#39904HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#24048HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#24888HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#30116HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#40635HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#23249HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#23359HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#47364HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#30046HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#26907HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#35366HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#179612HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#36816HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#136718HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#35496HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#130319HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#25899HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#124120HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#232610HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#135817HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#171815HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#140316HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#157316HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#136116HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#150216HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#128016HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#140616HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#18519HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#101224HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#99920HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#65344HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#91221HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#62044HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#125312HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#61242HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#94717HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#61542HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#100215HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#61542HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#94816HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#51453HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#105513HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#47360HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#78820HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#46661HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#123510HighVerified
1974New South Wales, Australiafemale#75109InsufficientNot yet available
1972New South Wales, Australiafemale#77124InsufficientNot yet available
1971New South Wales, Australiafemale#67147InsufficientNot yet available
2021Northern Irelandmale#3744HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#3923HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#3873HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#3015HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandmale#3573HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#3843HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#1839HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandmale#2644HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#2844HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandmale#2634HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#3433HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandmale#2723HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#3144HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#5166HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#6464HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#8733HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#7103HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#6014HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#5086HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#5345HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#7183HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#4906HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#9103HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#5826HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#4726HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#7504HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#6983HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#4735HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#4235HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#5874HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#5183HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#4394HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#5594HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#3376HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#5124HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#3934HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#3697HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#3474HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#3474HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#3556HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#4254HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#3693HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#5763HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandmale#3374HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandmale#2955HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandmale#3014HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#3856HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#4564HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandmale#2675HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#4574HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandmale#2884HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandmale#3233HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#5033HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandmale#3033HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#4564HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandmale#3303HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandmale#3303HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandmale#2466HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#2924HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#5183HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Jody is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Jody, between 1971 and 2025, in 46 of those 55 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1971New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1972New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1974New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 1971Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1977Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1985Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1989Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1991Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1987Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1996Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1981England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: highest position in 200419712025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New South Wales, Australia1971–19743#67 in 1971
Republic of Ireland1977–202336#246 in 1981
England and Wales1996–202530#466 in 1996
Northern Ireland1997–202110#183 in 2004

Its high point came 33 years earlier in New South Wales, Australia (1971) than in Northern Ireland (2004).

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What is known about Jody

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1971–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1971 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #67 in New South Wales, Australia in 1971. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.