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How popular is the name Jody?
Births per year, rank history and how many Jodies are alive today.
Jody (female) is a shortened form of the name Judith. Although Jody itself was given to 3 babies in England and Wales in 2024 (ranked 5892nd as a registered name), most Jodies are registered as Judith, which ranked 1362nd in 2025 with 23 babies.
Most people called Jody are registered as Judith, and share that name's profile: the Judith you are most likely to meet is around 73 years old. Half of all Judiths born in England and Wales are between 58 and 78, and there are at least 44,000 of them alive today. Only some Judiths go by Jody.
How many babies are named Jody or Judith each year?
Combined registrations of Judith, Jody. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Judith rank as a registered name?
Where does Jody 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 Jody short for Judith?
Yes - Jody is a shortened form of Judith. Jodies are usually registered as Judith at birth.
When was the name Jody most popular?
The full name Judith peaked in 1954, when around 1,700 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Jody itself peaked as a registered name in 1996, with 61 babies.
How many people are called Jody?
There's no official count of people who go by Jody, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 44,000 people registered as Judith born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Jody.
How old is the typical Jody?
Most people called Jody are registered as Judith. Most living Judiths are between 58 and 78; the most common age is about 73.
Is Jody becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.