Total births
21
Boys' name · since 2014
Rhoads
Since 2014, U.S. Social Security records show 21 babies named Rhoads, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 21
- total births
- 2014–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 76%
- born in that decade
Rhoads sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 21 recorded since 2014.
Rhoads has 21 recorded births among boys since 2014, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.
- 21 total births
- 2014–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 76% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
21 boys have been named Rhoads since 2014, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 21
- total births
- 2014–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 76%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
76% of everyone ever named Rhoads was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
6 babies were named Rhoads in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
Rhoads's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rhoads splits its recorded history at 2021: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rhoads at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2025
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2014
Rhoads popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Rhoads by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Rhoads's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Rhoads births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 16 births (76% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rhoads? ▼
Rhoads has been given to 21 babies in the U.S. since 2014, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 6 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Rhoads most popular? ▼
Rhoads was most popular in the 2020s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Rhoads been used? ▼
Rhoads has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 12 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Rhoads? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rhodes, Rhonda, Rhone, Rhonin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Rhoads
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2014–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rhoads: Baby Name Since 2014 - 21 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rhoads. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Rhoads 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 July 2026.