US rank #10523 Girls' name Peak 2009 285 births

Hodan — #10523 US girls' name

285 babies named Hodan in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s222000s962010s1272020s35
#10523
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 40% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Hodan was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

19 babies were named Hodan in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hodan

The Social Security Administration has registered 285 babies named Hodan between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hodan currently holds the #10523 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hodan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Hodan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hodan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hodan 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 285 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.

Hodan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

285

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2009

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,523

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hodan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
19
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
05101520 20242019201520112007200319981988 5

Hodan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
127 births that decade — 45% of Hodan's all-time total
1980s51990s222000s962010s1272020s35

Hodan by state

Where Hodan concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hodan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
33 11.6%
Minnesota share of Hodan's total US births 11.6%

33 of 285 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hodan?
285 babies have been named Hodan since 1988. It currently ranks #10523 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 19 births.
When was Hodan most popular?
Hodan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 127 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Hodan most popular?
The top states for the name Hodan are Minnesota (33 births).
How long has the name Hodan been used?
Hodan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hodan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hoda, Hodaya, Hodalis. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1988–2024 (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.