Recorded 1921–2021 Girls' name Peak 1970 113 births

Roda — girls' name

113 babies named Roda in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s121930s61950s101960s121970s131990s52000s112010s322020s12
2010s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Roda was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

8 babies were named Roda in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roda

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Roda between 1921 and 2021, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Roda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roda performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Roda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roda 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 113 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.

Roda at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

113

Since 1921

101 years of records

Peak year

1970

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1921

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 2021

Roda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1921

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1970)
8
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
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Roda by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
32 births that decade — 28% of Roda's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roda?
113 babies have been named Roda since 1921. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1970 with 8 births.
When was Roda most popular?
Roda was most popular in the 2010s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Roda been used?
Roda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 101 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Roda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rodney, Roderick, Rodnesha, Rodneisha, and 4 more. 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, 1921–2021 (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.