Total births
118
Girls' name · since 1921
Roda
118 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.
- 118
- total births
- 1921–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
Roda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 118 recorded since 1921.
Roda has 118 recorded births among girls since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2025.
- 118 total births
- 1921–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 27% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
118 girls have been named Roda since 1921, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 118
- total births
- 1921–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
27% 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.
Roda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Roda's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Roda at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1970
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1921
Roda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Roda by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Roda's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Roda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
13 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 32 births (27% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Roda? ▼
118 babies have been named Roda since 1921. It was last recorded in 2025. 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? ▼
Records for Roda go back to 1921, giving 105 years of history through 2025.
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.
What to do with Roda's data
- Roda's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (32 total births) through the 2020s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Roda
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Roda
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Roderick Girl
263 births
Rodnesha Girl
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Rodneisha Girl
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Rodina Girl
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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, 1921–2025 (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. "Roda: Baby Name Since 1921 - 118 Births, Peak 1970." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/roda. 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 Roda 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.