first name
ROD
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 12,112 people named Rod, 76.1% reported their origin as White, 10.9% as Black and 5.8% as Hispanic or Latino. Virtually all are male (99.7%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Rod peaked in 1960, when 496 babies got the name.
At least 8,744 babies have been given the name since 1910. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero.
Rod by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1960s, when it ranked #895. The largest share of babies named Rod, 54.4%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Rod is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Rod has been most common in Oregon (4.4×), Washington (4.3×), and Idaho (2.6×), and least common in Alabama (0.28×).
5,955 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Rod
Spelled almost the same
7 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Rod, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Rod ranks #18,597 of 156,621, with 1,466 people. See Rod as a last name
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