Given name
Elody
“a wealthy foreigner”
Elody is a variant of Elodia. One Spanish interpretation is “a wealthy foreigner.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elody is a variant of Elodia. One Spanish interpretation is “a wealthy foreigner.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Elody is a variant of Elodia. An origin associated with Elodia is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2009. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elody through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 360
- 0 boys · 360 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 77 babies
- 2025
- 77
- #2,361 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +178%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 77 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,361 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 178.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (11).
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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