Jodie

♂ Boy

Pronounced JOH-dee /ˈdʒoʊ.di/Medium

Meaning: Usually a girl's name (a pet form of Judith or Jody) but here a boy's name, read as a friendly short form of Joseph ('he will add') or Jude/Judah ('praised'). Cross-sex lean noted honestly.Low

In 30 seconds: A friendly short form: Jodie can shorten Joseph or Jude (said 'JOH-dee'). More often a girl's name — we note the lean.

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Origin LowEnglish, Hebrew

MeaningUsually a girl's name (a pet form of Judith or Jody) but here a boy's name, read as a friendly short form of Joseph ('he will add') or Jude/Judah ('praised'). Cross-sex lean noted honestly.

U.S. rank (2023)#9303 ↘ Falling

2023 U.S. births8 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1969

Total births (all-time)≈ 3,651

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

As a boy's name Jodie reads as a warm short form of Joseph or Jude; far more often, though, it is a girl's name (from Judith/Jody). We note that cross-sex lean honestly — rare for boys in the U.S. (said 'JOH-dee').

For boys it appears very rarely, well behind its use for girls. Rare for boys, friendly, and familiar.

Did you know? Jodie is best known as a girl's name — think Jodie Foster — but here it is a boy's short form of Joseph ('he will add') or Jude ('praised'), and we note the cross-sex lean honestly (said 'JOH-dee').

Overall data confidence 44%

References — Jodie — short for Joseph/Jude; cross-sex, girl-leaning

Variations

JodyJodiJoey

Nicknames

JodeJoey

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Jude— the name it can shorten

Joey— a like friendly short form

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Jodie mean?

Jodie here is a boy's short form of Joseph ('he will add') or Jude ('praised'); it is more often a girl's name, which we note.

How do you pronounce Jodie?

It's said JOH-dee /ˈdʒoʊ.di/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Jodie a boy or girl name?

Jodie is used for both; it is more often a girl's name, and we note the lean here to a boy.

How popular is Jodie?

Jodie is an extremely rare name for boys in the U.S.