Boys' name · since 1948
Rodd
771 babies named Rodd in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,039 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 771
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Rodd sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 771 recorded since 1948.
Rodd has 771 recorded births among boys since 1948, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1991.
- #6,039 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 771 born since 1948
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rodd ranks #6,039 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 771 born since 1948, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,039 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 771
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Rodd's 771 recorded births place it above 86.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Rodd's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rodd splits its recorded history at 1969: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 49 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rodd popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1991
- Peak year (1969)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Rodd by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (334 births, 43% of the file).
1960s was Rodd's strongest decade.
334 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Rodd births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
- 1950s 130
1950s
130 births
- 1960s
1960s
334 births
- 1970s
1970s
234 births
- 1980s 59
1980s
59 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 334 births (43% of all-time use).
How Rodd 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 Rodd's total volume
Rodd by state
Where Rodd concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 18 | 2.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 16 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 6 | 0.8% |
19 of 771 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Rodd's decade-level peak was the 1960s (334 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rodds (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rodd: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1948–1991 (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 Rodd 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.