← All names

Jodie

Girl / Boy name · 2,732 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Jodie: 2,732 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to both boys and girls, peaking at 168 births in 1993.

Jodie is a feminine name that originated as a diminutive of Jody, itself a pet form of Judith, which comes from the Hebrew Yehudit meaning "woman from Judea" or simply "praised." The spelling with an "ie" became particularly popular in Scotland from the 1970s onward. The most famous bearer is the American actress Jodie Foster, who won two Academy Awards for her roles in *The Silence of the Lambs* and *The Accused*. In Scotland, the name also shares its sound with the River Jodie, a small waterway in the Highlands, though the connection is coincidental. A notable variant is Jody, which can be used for any gender, while Jodie remains predominantly feminine in the UK.