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Jody
Jody means "Also diminutive of Joseph, God will add", according to etymological references. It has not kept pace since its 1970s peak. In the current registry, it is a name plenty of people share. The name's best year yet was 1970.
EtymologyDiminutive of Judith – "praised"
EtymologyAlso diminutive of Joseph – "God will add"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
24
1920s
141
1930s
406
1940s
1,894
1950s
16,675
1960s
26,940
1970s
27,705
1980s
8,422
1990s
2,681
2000s
1,334
2010s
675
Peaked in the 1970s · 86,897 total U.S. births since 1900