Rod

Given to 8,744 US babies since 1910

▲ Rising +136% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

Fewer than 5

Peak year

1965

494 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

8,744

since 1910

Born a Rod? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Rod was most popular in 1965, when 494 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.27 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Rod in 2025. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 136%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	<5	—
2024	<5	—	<5	—
2023	<5	—	7	9,763
2022	<5	—	<5	—
2021	<5	—	7	9,714
2020	<5	—	<5	—
2019	<5	—	<5	—
2018	<5	—	<5	—
2017	<5	—	<5	—
2016	<5	—	11	7,157
2015	<5	—	6	10,644
2014	<5	—	5	12,108
2013	<5	—	9	8,118
2012	<5	—	8	8,864
2011	<5	—	7	9,600
2010	<5	—	6	10,766
2009	<5	—	5	12,491
2008	<5	—	7	9,871
2007	<5	—	13	6,262
2006	<5	—	12	6,460
2005	<5	—	10	7,096
2004	<5	—	8	8,143
2003	<5	—	16	4,815
2002	<5	—	11	6,088
2001	<5	—	13	5,390
2000	<5	—	18	4,204
1999	<5	—	16	4,341
1998	<5	—	17	4,019
1997	<5	—	23	3,160
1996	<5	—	15	4,185
1995	<5	—	26	2,762
1994	<5	—	25	2,847
1993	<5	—	23	2,943
1992	<5	—	31	2,362
1991	<5	—	17	3,462
1990	<5	—	36	2,049
1989	<5	—	28	2,359
1988	<5	—	35	1,879
1987	<5	—	26	2,215
1986	<5	—	29	2,007
1985	<5	—	28	2,019
1984	<5	—	35	1,656
1983	<5	—	35	1,651
1982	<5	—	26	2,059
1981	<5	—	34	1,695
1980	<5	—	40	1,524
1979	<5	—	50	1,304
1978	<5	—	47	1,326
1977	<5	—	59	1,127
1976	<5	—	58	1,111
1975	<5	—	78	925
1974	<5	—	80	903
1973	<5	—	82	879
1972	<5	—	121	724
1971	<5	—	155	661
1970	<5	—	193	580
1969	<5	—	220	530
1968	<5	—	233	496
1967	<5	—	335	417
1966	<5	—	352	401
1965	<5	—	494	344
1964	<5	—	367	423
1963	<5	—	405	401
1962	<5	—	425	393
1961	<5	—	419	390
1960	<5	—	496	350
1959	<5	—	481	357
1958	<5	—	349	420
1957	<5	—	324	430
1956	<5	—	212	519
1955	<5	—	156	588
1954	<5	—	141	621
1953	<5	—	109	683
1952	<5	—	93	729
1951	<5	—	78	799
1950	<5	—	82	758
1949	<5	—	107	664
1948	<5	—	152	538
1947	<5	—	191	485
1946	<5	—	171	492
1945	<5	—	95	622
1944	<5	—	74	720
1943	<5	—	71	773
1942	<5	—	58	859
1941	<5	—	37	1,066
1940	<5	—	34	1,135
1939	<5	—	41	992
1938	<5	—	22	1,439
1937	<5	—	29	1,233
1936	<5	—	25	1,326
1935	<5	—	28	1,273
1934	<5	—	15	1,860
1933	<5	—	27	1,281
1932	<5	—	16	1,848
1931	<5	—	12	2,207
1930	<5	—	17	1,821
1929	<5	—	14	2,096
1928	<5	—	16	1,960
1927	<5	—	11	2,523
1926	<5	—	<5	—
1925	<5	—	8	3,155
1924	<5	—	<5	—
1923	<5	—	8	3,175
1922	<5	—	<5	—
1921	<5	—	7	3,517
1920	<5	—	8	3,208
1919	<5	—	<5	—
1918	<5	—	9	2,882
1917	<5	—	<5	—
1916	<5	—	6	3,516
1915	<5	—	6	3,392
1914	<5	—	5	3,264
1913	<5	—	<5	—
1912	<5	—	<5	—
1911	<5	—	<5	—
1910	<5	—	6	1,421