Jody
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning praised; a form of Jude or Judith.
Jody by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Jody. In the US, 65 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 the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 2,227 babies in 1958, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
Names that come from Jody
Forms of Jody in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Other names that come from Jude
Like Jody, each of these traces back to Jude: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Judepraised2,153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Judapraised; a variant of Judah or Jude9 in the US (2017)
- Albie-Judebright and noble; beloved; a form of Albert and Jude4 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that come from Judith
Like Jody, each of these traces back to Judith: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Judithfrom Judah; praised or woman of Judea319 in the US (2017)
- Judypraised; a form of Judith134 in the US (2017)
- Jodia form of Jody, from Judith; praised48 in the US (2017)
- Judipraised; a form of Judith5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Judiepraised; a feminine diminutive of Judith9 in the US (2017)
- Yehuditpraised; a form of Judith7 in the US (2017)
- Yudithwoman of Judea; a form of Judith6 in the US (2017)
- Yuditjewess or praised; a form of Judith3 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jody. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Joyjoy; gladness and pleasure971 in the US (2017)
- Joeygod will increase; a form of Joseph324 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jordyto flow down; form of Jordan296 in the US (2017)
- Jorya form of Jorah or Yore; Jehovah raises up73 in the US (2017)
- Jozygod increases; a form of Joseph15 in the US (2017)
- JobyGod persecutes; form of Job9 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean praise
Like Jody, each of these has praise in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Sebastianvenerable, revered10,149 in the US (2017)
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Muhammadpraiseworthy, worthy of praise5,957 in England and Wales (2025)
- Robertbright fame; renowned warrior5,507 in the US (2017)
- Austingreat; venerable; a form of augustus5,161 in the US (2017)
- Luisfamous warrior; form of Louis3,379 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Jody
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