How Many People Are Named Hodges?
An estimated 107 people in the United States have the first name Hodges. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Hodges peaked in popularity in 1921 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hodges 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 Hodges paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Hodges is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
107
About 1 in 3,203,312 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1921
14 births
Total Registered
237
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hodges
Hodges is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 237 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hodges as a male name
Ranked #12,984 in 2017
5 male births in 2017
Peak: 1921 (14 births)
Hodges: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hodges span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 74 babies were registered. Hodges has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hodges by Decade
How has Hodges 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.
Hodges + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hodges as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hodges
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hodges: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hodges?
We estimate approximately 107 people named Hodges 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 3,203,312 Americans share this first name.
Is Hodges a common name?
Hodges is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 237 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hodges most popular?
Hodges reached peak popularity in 1921, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hodges is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hodges a male name?
Hodges is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hodges Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hodges Smith, Hodges Johnson, Hodges 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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