How Many People Are Named Dodd?
An estimated 253 people in the United States have the first name Dodd. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Dodd peaked in popularity in 1964 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dodd as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dodd paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
253
About 1 in 1,354,760 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1964
35 births
Total Registered
306
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dodd
Dodd is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 306 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dodd as a male name
Ranked #4,193 in 1973
7 male births in 1973
Peak: 1964 (35 births)
Dodd: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dodd span from the 1930s to the 1970s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 208 babies were registered. Dodd has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dodd by Decade
How has Dodd tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dodd by State
Dodd + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dodd as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dodd
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dodd: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dodd?
We estimate approximately 253 people named Dodd are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,354,760 Americans share this first name.
Is Dodd a common name?
Dodd is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 306 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dodd most popular?
Dodd reached peak popularity in 1964, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dodd is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dodd a male name?
Dodd is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dodd Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dodd Smith, Dodd Johnson, Dodd Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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