Unisex name · since 1915
Rhodes
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 2,741 babies named Rhodes, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,697 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #575 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,741
- born since 1915
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rhodes is the #575 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 2,741 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhodes has been recorded 2,741 times among boys since 1915, currently ranked #575 nationally and more common than 96% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #2,697 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #575 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,741 born since 1915
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhodes ranks #2,697 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #575 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,741 born since 1915, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,697 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #575 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,741
- born since 1915
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rhodes's 2,741 recorded births place it above 94.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rhodes compares
2,741 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rhodes's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rhodes | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,741 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 511 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rhodes's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rhodes's full recorded timeline at 1997, 94% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 6% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 511 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rhodes popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 511
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Rhodes popularity over time - girls
219 total births recorded since 2014 (Rhodes as girls' name)
Rhodes by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,933 births, 71% of the file).
2020s was Rhodes's strongest decade.
1,933 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Rhodes births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 23
1910s
23 births
- 1920s 54
1920s
54 births
- 1930s 35
1930s
35 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s 86
2000s
86 births
- 2010s 554
2010s
554 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,933 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,933 births (71% of all-time use).
How Rhodes compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rhodes's total volume
Rhodes by state
Where Rhodes concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 275 | 10.0% |
| #2 | California | | 249 | 9.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 136 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 115 | 4.2% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 105 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 86 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 55 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 52 | 1.9% |
275 of 2,741 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Rhodes appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rhodes's data
- Texas records the most Rhodess (275 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Rhodes: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Rhodes 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.