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How popular is the name Jodi?
Births per year, rank history and how many Jodis are alive today.
Jodi (female) is a shortened form of the name Joanna. Jodi itself was last registered for 4 babies in 2019; most Jodis are registered as Joanna, which ranked 514th in 2025 with 78 babies.
Most people called Jodi are registered as Joanna, and share that name's profile: the Joanna you are most likely to meet is around 42 years old. Half of all Joannas born in England and Wales are between 36 and 53, and there are at least 32,000 of them alive today. Only some Joannas go by Jodi.
How many babies are named Jodi or Joanna each year?
Combined registrations of Joanna, Jodi. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Joanna rank as a registered name?
Where does Jodi rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Jodi short for Joanna?
Yes - Jodi is a shortened form of Joanna. Jodis are usually registered as Joanna at birth.
When was the name Jodi most popular?
The full name Joanna peaked in 1984, when around 1,100 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Jodi itself peaked as a registered name in 1997, with 90 babies.
How many people are called Jodi?
There's no official count of people who go by Jodi, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 32,000 people registered as Joanna born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Jodi.
How old is the typical Jodi?
Most people called Jodi are registered as Joanna. Most living Joannas are between 36 and 53; the most common age is about 42.
Is Jodi becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1984 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.