Jody (given name)

Jody is a unisex given name. For men, it is sometimes a short form (hypocorism) for Joseph and other names. Notable people with the given name include:

Men

 * Jody Azzouni (born 1954), American philosopher, short fiction writer and poet
 * Jody Byrne (footballer) (born 1963), Irish retired footballer
 * Jody Campbell (born 1960), American former water polo player
 * Jody Carr (born 1975), Canadian politician
 * Jody Cortez (born 1960), American drummer
 * Jody Craddock (born 1975), English footballer
 * Jody Cundy (born 1978), English cyclist and former swimmer
 * Jody Davis (baseball) (born 1952), American Major League Baseball catcher
 * Jody Dean (born 1959), American journalist and author
 * Jody Dobrowski (1981-2005), English murder victim
 * Jody Fleisch (born 1980), English professional wrestler
 * Jody Fortson (born 1997), American football player
 * Jody Gage (born 1959), Canadian hockey player and general manager
 * Jody Gerut (born 1977), American former Major League Baseball player
 * Jody Gormley (fl. 1995–present), Gaelic football manager and former player and coach
 * Jody Hamilton (1938–2021), American professional wrestler, promoter and trainer
 * Jody Harris (fl. 1973-1990), American guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer
 * Jody Hice (born 1960), American politician and syndicated radio show host
 * Jody Hill (born 1976), American film director and screenwriter
 * Jody Holden (born 1968), Canadian beach volleyball player
 * Jody Hull (born 1969), Canadian retired National Hockey League player
 * Jody Jenneker (born 1984), South African rugby union player
 * Jody Kollapen (born 1957), South African judge
 * Jody Kraus, law professor
 * Jody Latham (born 1982), English actor
 * Jody Lavender (born 1979), American racing driver
 * Jody Lehman (born 1975), Canadian-British professional ice hockey player
 * Jody Lloyd, New Zealand electronica and hip-hop musician and record producer
 * Jody McBrayer (born 1970), American singer and songwriter
 * Jody McCrea (1934–2009), American actor; son of actors Joel McCrea and Frances Dee
 * Jody Morris (born 1978), English footballer
 * Jody Payne (1936–2013), American country musician and singer
 * Jody Porter (born 1969), American guitarist
 * Jody Powell (1943–2009), White House Press Secretary for President Carter
 * Jody Reed (born 1962), American retired Major League Baseball player
 * Jody Reynolds (1932–2008), American singer and guitarist
 * Jody Richards (born 1938), American politician and member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
 * Jody Ridley (born 1942), former NASCAR driver
 * Jody Rosen (born 1969), American journalist, music critic and author
 * Jody Scheckter (born 1950), South African former auto racing driver
 * Jody Sears (born 1967), American college football coach and former player
 * Jody Shelley (born 1976), Canadian former National Hockey League player
 * Jody Stecher (born 1946), American singer and musician
 * Jody Stephens (born 1952), American drummer
 * Jody Stewart (born 1986), Costa Rican footballer
 * Jody Viviani (born 1982), French football goalkeeper
 * Jody Weiner, American novelist, non-fiction author and lawyer
 * Jody Weis (born 1957), former Superintendent of Police of the Chicago Police Department (2008–2011)
 * Jody Williams (blues musician) (1935–2018), American blues guitarist and singer
 * Jody Wisternoff (born 1973), English musician, disc jockey and record producer
 * Jody Wright (born 1981), American football player and coach

Women

 * Jody Jean Olson (born 1975), also known as India Summer, American pornographic actress
 * Jody Adams-Birch (born 1972), former women's basketball program head coach
 * Jody Anschutz (born 1962), American golfer
 * Jody Bleyle (fl. 1990s), American musician, songwriter and independent record label owner
 * Jody A. Breckenridge, US Coast Guard vice admiral
 * Jody Chiang (born 1961), Taiwanese retired singer
 * Jody Conradt (born 1941), retired women's basketball coach
 * Jody Diamond (born 1953), American composer, performer, writer, publisher, editor and educator
 * Jody Gibson (1957–2022), American Hollywood escort agency madam from the late 1980s through the 1990s
 * Jody Gladding (born 1955), American translator and poet
 * Jody Marie Gnant (born 1981), American singer-songwriter and pianist
 * Jody Handley (born 1979), English former footballer
 * Jody Houser, American comic book writer
 * Jody Kennedy (born 1981), Australian actress
 * Jody Lawrance (1930–1986), American actress
 * Jody Lee (born 1958), American fantasy artist
 * Jody Linscott, American session musician and percussionist and children's book author
 * Jody Lynn Nye (born 1957), American science fiction writer
 * Jody-Anne Maxwell (born 1986), Jamaican Spelling Bee winner
 * Jody Miller (born Myrna Joy Miller, 1941–2022), American country music singer
 * Jody Miller (criminologist), American criminology professor
 * Jody Patrick (born 1978), Canadian former badminton player
 * Jody Sperling, American dancer and choreographer
 * Jody Thompson (born 1976), Canadian actress
 * Jody Tini (born 1976), New Zealand basketball player
 * Jody Upshaw (born 2003), Canadian R&B musician
 * Jody Vance (born 1967), Canadian TV sports anchor
 * Jody Wagner (born 1955), American politician
 * Jody Watley (born 1959), American singer, songwriter and record producer
 * Jody Williams (born 1950), American political activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
 * Jody Williams (Afrikaans singer) (born 1990), South African pop/R&B singer