How Many People Are Named Tod?
An estimated 6,434 people in the United States have the first name Tod. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Tod peaked in popularity in 1962 with 568 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tod 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 Tod paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,434
About 1 in 53,272 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1962
568 births
Total Registered
7,702
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tod
Tod is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 7,702 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Tod as a male name
Ranked #13,985 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1962 (568 births)
Tod: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tod span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 3,996 babies were registered. Tod has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tod by Decade
How has Tod 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.
Tod by State
Birth registrations for Tod span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Illinois. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Montana, Alabama. On average, about 145 Tods were registered per state.
Tod + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tod as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tod
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tod: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tod?
We estimate approximately 6,434 people named Tod 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 53,272 Americans share this first name.
Is Tod a common name?
Tod is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,702 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tod most popular?
Tod reached peak popularity in 1962, when 568 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tod is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tod a male name?
Tod is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tod Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tod Smith, Tod Johnson, Tod 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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