Jodie
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning praised; form of judith.
Jodie by the numbers
In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Jodie. In the US, 32 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 1,053 babies in 1970, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jodie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Josiegod increases; diminutive of Josephine1,524 in the US (2017)
- Joliepretty, cheerful437 in the US (2017)
- Jodia form of Jody, from Judith; praised48 in the US (2017)
- Joiejoy46 in the US (2017)
- Joziegod increases; diminutive of Josephine42 in the US (2017)
- Joriehe will uplift; a form of Jory29 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean praise
Like Jodie, each of these has praise in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Elliottbright fame; a form of Elijah2,996 in the US (2017)
- Elliotbright fame; a form of Elijah544 in England and Wales (2025)
- Judepraised2,153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Augustmajestic, venerable; august one2,295 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Jodie
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