Jody

Variation or diminutive of Joseph

"Jehovah increases"

Jody Origin and Meaning

The name Jody is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "Jehovah increases".

Quintessentially sweet and innocent unisex name of the 1960s and 70s, now gone the way of hot pants and disco balls.

Jody Rank in US Top 1000

# 980 in the US

Popularity of the name Jody

• 1941 Nameberry 2023

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Famous People Named Jody

• Jody Cundy British Paralympian

The name Jody in Pop Culture

• Jody boy character (with twin sister Buffy) from TV's "Family Affair"
• "Jody's Got Your Girl and Gone " hit 1971 single by R&B star Johnnie Taylor
• Jody Silverman character on Showtime series "Shameless"
• Jody Varner a main character in the 1958 film "The Long, Hot Summer," starring Paul Newman
• Jody "Joe" Starks character in the book "Their Eyes Were Watching God," by Zora Neale Hurston