Rod Name Popularity

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How popular is Rod?

In 2018 less than 5 children were given the name in the United States.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Rod has seen higher popularity rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #344 was reached in 1965.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1960 with 495 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Rod in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Rod occurred roughly during the years 1929-1933, 1936-1947, and 1953-1959, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1947-1950, 1965-1976, 1977-1982, 1992-1996, and 1999-2002.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

How popular will Rod be?

For a number of years, the name Rod has been spiralling downward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Rod has dropped significantly.

The name Rod is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Rod has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Rod (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--
2017		< 5	--
2016		11	7,483
2015		6	11,784
2014		5	13,628
2013		9	8,611
2012		8	9,518
2011		7	10,535
2010		6	11,886
2009		5	14,062
2008		7	10,777
2007		13	6,534
2006		12	6,820
2005		10	7,535
2004		8	8,751
2003		16	4,989
2002		11	6,432
2001		13	5,608
2000		18	4,342
1999		16	4,495
1998		17	4,160
1997		23	3,245
1996		15	4,349
1995		26	2,833
1994		25	2,924
1993		23	3,016
1992		31	2,400
1991		17	3,599
1990		36	2,076
1989		28	2,400
1988		34	1,942
1987		26	2,258
1986		29	2,047
1985		28	2,058
1984		35	1,679
1983		35	1,680
1982		26	2,099
1981		34	1,719
1980		41	1,518
1979		50	1,312
1978		47	1,348
1977		59	1,139
1976		58	1,120
1975		78	931
1974		80	910
1973		82	881
1972		121	725
1971		155	662
1970		193	582
1969		220	529
1968		233	496
1967		335	418
1966		353	401
1965		493	344
1964		367	423
1963		405	400
1962		425	393
1961		419	390
1960		495	350
1959		483	356
1958		348	422
1957		325	430
1956		211	519
1955		157	587
1954		141	623
1953		109	685
1952		93	733
1951		78	801
1950		82	759
1949		107	667
1948		152	539
1947		191	486
1946		171	493
1945		95	623
1944		74	728
1943		71	776
1942		58	864
1941		37	1,089
1940		34	1,153
1939		41	1,004
1938		22	1,468
1937		29	1,261
1936		25	1,350
1935		28	1,291
1934		15	1,914
1933		27	1,303
1932		16	1,907
1931		12	2,307
1930		17	1,880
1929		14	2,176
1928		16	2,032
1927		11	2,672
1926		< 5	--
1925		8	3,349
1924		< 5	--
1923		8	3,408
1922		< 5	--
1921		7	3,804
1920		8	3,437
1919		< 5	--
1918		9	3,062
1917		< 5	--
1916		6	3,815
1915		6	3,753
1914		5	3,661
1913		< 5	--
1912		< 5	--
1911		< 5	--
1910		6	1,555
1909		< 5	--
1908		< 5	--
1907		< 5	--
1906		< 5	--
1905		< 5	--
1904		< 5	--
1903		< 5	--
1902		< 5	--
1901		< 5	--
1900		< 5	--
1899		< 5	--
1898		< 5	--
1897		< 5	--
1896		< 5	--
1895		< 5	--
1894		< 5	--
1893		< 5	--
1892		< 5	--
1891		< 5	--
1890		< 5	--
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		< 5	--
1885		< 5	--
1884		< 5	--
1883		< 5	--
1882		< 5	--
1881		< 5	--
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.