Boys' name · since 1966
Tood
54 babies named Tood in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,705 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 54
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tood is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 54 have been recorded since 1966.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tood has been recorded 54 times among boys since 1966, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 1978.
- #21,705 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 54 born since 1966
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tood ranks #21,705 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 1966, peaking in the 1970s.
- #21,705 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 54
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tood's 54 recorded births place it above 52.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tood's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tood's full recorded timeline at 1970, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tood popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1978
- Peak year (1971)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Tood by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (31 births, 57% of the file).
1970s was Tood's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Tood births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
23 births
- 1970s
1970s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 31 births (57% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tood: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1966–1978 (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 Tood 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.