Boys' name · since 1938
Dodd
306 babies named Dodd in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,459 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 306
- born since 1938
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dodd is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 306 have been recorded since 1938.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dodd has been recorded 306 times among boys since 1938, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 1973.
- #10,459 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 306 born since 1938
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dodd ranks #10,459 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 306 born since 1938, peaking in the 1960s.
- #10,459 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 306
- born since 1938
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dodd's 306 recorded births place it above 76.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dodd's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dodd splits its recorded history at 1962: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1938 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1964 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dodd popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1973
- Peak year (1964)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Dodd by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (208 births, 68% of the file).
1960s was Dodd's strongest decade.
208 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Dodd births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 42
1950s
42 births
- 1960s
1960s
208 births
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 208 births (68% of all-time use).
Dodd by state
Where Dodd concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 3.3% |
10 of 306 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dodd's data
- Dodd's decade-level peak was the 1960s (208 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dodds (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dodd: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1938–1973 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dodd draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.