How Many People Are Named Rod?
An estimated 6,927 people in the United States have the first name Rod. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Rod peaked in popularity in 1960 with 495 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rod 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 Rod paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,927
About 1 in 49,481 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1960
495 births
Total Registered
8,744
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rod
Rod is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 8,744 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rod as a male name
Ranked #10,573 in 2023
7 male births in 2023
Peak: 1960 (495 births)
Rod: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rod span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 3,745 babies were registered. Rod has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rod by Decade
How has Rod 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.
Rod by State
Birth registrations for Rod span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Michigan. The lowest are in West Virginia, North Dakota, Arkansas. On average, about 153 Rods were registered per state.
Rod + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rod as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rod: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rod?
We estimate approximately 6,927 people named Rod 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 49,481 Americans share this first name.
Is Rod a common name?
Rod is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,744 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rod most popular?
Rod reached peak popularity in 1960, when 495 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rod is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rod a male name?
Rod is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rod Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rod Smith, Rod Johnson, Rod 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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