US rank #13030 Boys' name Peak 1998 42 births

Fode — #13030 US boys' name

42 babies named Fode in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s212010s52020s10
#13030
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 9% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Fode was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

6 babies were named Fode in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fode

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Fode between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fode currently holds the #13030 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fode performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Fode shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fode in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 42 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Fode at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

42

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

1998

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,030

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Fode popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
6
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.5 20242020201820092005200420011998 6

Fode by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
21 births that decade — 50% of Fode's all-time total
1990s62000s212010s52020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fode?
42 babies have been named Fode since 1998. It currently ranks #13030 among boys. The peak year was 1998 with 6 births.
When was Fode most popular?
Fode was most popular in the 2000s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Fode been used?
Fode has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Fode?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Foday, Foden. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.