Dody

Girl · recorded 1947–1980

  • 1980last recorded
  • 1961best year

Most popular in 1961.

Last recorded in 1980. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1947

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 28 recorded years as a table
Dody, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19473
19513
19543
19557
19565
19576
195810
195912
196012
196112
19628
19637
19647
19654
19665
19675
19686
19694
19706
197112
19728
19739
19745
19755
19765
19778
19786
19805

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Dody isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1980
8
Rank in 1980
#7,418
How rare
1 in 207,538 girls
Since 1947
338

Dody was last recorded in 1980. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1961, at 12 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Dody doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.