Recorded 1915–2008 Boys' name Peak 1925 68 births

Hodge — boys' name

68 babies named Hodge in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s341930s61950s51960s52000s5
1920s
Peak decade

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

1925
Single peak year

10 babies were named Hodge in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hodge

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Hodge between 1915 and 2008, spanning 94 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hodge currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hodge performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Hodge shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hodge in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hodge 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 68 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.

Hodge at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

68

Since 1915

94 years of records

Peak year

1925

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1915

Recorded for 94 years

Last year on file: 2008

Hodge popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1915

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1925)
10
Annual births at peak — across 94 years of records
4681012 20081962195919341926192519231922192119161915 8

Hodge by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
34 births that decade — 50% of Hodge's all-time total
1910s131920s341930s61950s51960s52000s5

Hodge by state

Where Hodge concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hodge
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
5 7.4%
Tennessee share of Hodge's total US births 7.4%

5 of 68 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hodge?
68 babies have been named Hodge since 1915. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1925 with 10 births.
When was Hodge most popular?
Hodge was most popular in the 1920s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Hodge most popular?
The top states for the name Hodge are Tennessee (5 births).
How long has the name Hodge been used?
Hodge has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 94 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Hodge?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hodges, Hodari. 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, 1915–2008 (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.