The baby name Jodee is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JOH-dee (IPA: /ˈdʒoʊdi/).
The baby name Jodee is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JOH-dee (IPA: /ˈdʒoʊdi/).
Jodee is in Origin.
Jodee is a modern English given name, a respelling of Jody/Jodie, itself a diminutive formed from several Hebrew-rooted names. As a short form of Joseph/Josephine (Hebrew Yosef), it carries the meaning “God will add” or “he will increase”; when linked to Judith (Hebrew Yehudit), it means “woman from Judea” or “Jewish woman.”
Used for both sexes but more common for girls in the United States, Jodee rose with mid-20th‑century nickname fashions and creative -ee spellings, peaking from the 1950s to 1970s alongside Jodi and Jodie. Today it reads vintage yet friendly, with a breezy, country-tinged feel. Variant forms include Jody, Jodie, Jodi, Jodey, JoDee, and hyphenated Jo-Dee; related longer names are Josephine, Judith, and Joseph. Informal nicknames such as Jo and Dee occur naturally. Spelling flexibility means pronunciation is consistent: JOH-dee.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| SA | 0 | #309 | 4 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #338 | 2 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #522 | 4 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #625 | 8 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #888 | 5 | 7,044 |
| United States | Girls | 2023 | #910 | 5 | 8,600 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #947 | 13 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,127 | 15 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,687 | 5 | 28,008 |
Jodee is popular in 27 countries — most recent births per country:
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