How Many People Are Named Rodd?
An estimated 670 people in the United States have the first name Rodd. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Rodd peaked in popularity in 1969 with 49 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rodd 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 Rodd paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
670
About 1 in 511,574 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1969
49 births
Total Registered
771
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rodd
Rodd is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 771 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rodd as a male name
Ranked #8,039 in 1991
6 male births in 1991
Peak: 1969 (49 births)
Rodd: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rodd span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 334 babies were registered. Rodd has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rodd by Decade
How has Rodd 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.
Rodd by State
Birth registrations for Rodd span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, New York. The lowest are in Iowa, Illinois, New York. On average, about 14 Rodds were registered per state.
Rodd + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rodd as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rodd: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rodd?
We estimate approximately 670 people named Rodd 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 511,574 Americans share this first name.
Is Rodd a common name?
Rodd is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 771 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rodd most popular?
Rodd reached peak popularity in 1969, when 49 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rodd is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rodd a male name?
Rodd is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rodd Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rodd Smith, Rodd Johnson, Rodd 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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