Rhoda

#3,296 for girls in 2025, 47 births · Last seen for boys in 1927 at #4,210
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1881 · 84 births
Debut · girls
73 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
26,057
since 1880

Rhoda over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Rhoda has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201936peak #159, 1881girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,29647—
2024#2,81959—
2023#3,32948—
2022#3,17151—
2021#2,92957—
2020#3,33846—
2019#3,38846—
2018#3,34647—
2017#3,55243—
2016#3,13952—
2015#3,34648—
2014#3,71941—
2013#3,91838—
2012#4,38733—
2011#4,46632—
2010#3,25650—
2009#4,26935—
2008#3,71043—
2007#4,47533—
2006#4,07336—
2005#3,87637—
2004#3,33345—
2003#3,94634—
2002#3,65436—
2001#3,41739—
2000#3,27141—
1999#3,09942—
1998#3,01542—
1997#2,55650—
1996#3,02839—
1995#3,28534—
1994#3,61530—
1993#3,15836—
1992#3,09137—
1991#2,24258—
1990#2,49248—
1989#2,65842—
1988#2,93135—
1987#2,97232—
1986#2,02553—
1985#2,13749—
1984#1,94553—
1983#2,09747—
1982#1,90056—
1981#1,67468—
1980#1,55275—
1979#1,53076—
1978#1,43480—
1977#1,25795—
1976#1,066115—
1975#774182—
1974#825162—
1973#929132—
1972#949128—
1971#980129—
1970#1,052116—
1969#923132—
1968#855143—
1967#779161—
1966#621234—
1965#653226—
1964#695220—
1963#749189—
1962#772181—
1961#712212—
1960#675227—
1959#616259—
1958#612264—
1957#504356—
1956#615241—
1955#596239—
1954#592233—
1953#549253—
1952#569230—
1951#512262—
1950#484278—
1949#487271—
1948#521251—
1947#485287—
1946#479271—
1945#478227—
1944#432276—
1943#420306—
1942#392331—
1941#403284—
1940#371315—
1939#340348—
1938#333360—
1937#343341—
1936#312376—
1935#306405—
1934#303425—
1933#321378—
1932#308420—
1931#283486—
1930#297497—
1929#299483—
1928#297504—
1927#314455#4,2105
1926#282547—
1925#297514—
1924#297503—
1923#308436—
1922#297463—
1921#313430—
1920#318421—
1919#308420—
1918#306433—
1917#335345—
1916#308385—
1915#296385—
1914#323266—
1913#350189—
1912#329189—
1911#311161—
1910#296170—
1909#314136—
1908#340108—
1907#298138—
1906#289132—
1905#274145—
1904#299116—
1903#285122—
1902#254152—
1901#260125—
1900#266151—
1899#249127—
1898#242148—
1897#253127#8527
1896#245130—
1895#236136—
1894#228136—
1893#224136—
1892#218140—
1891#194138—
1890#201138—
1889#187148—
1888#196130—
1887#197104—
1886#189114—
1885#180106—
1884#19193—
1883#17193—
1882#17879—
1881#15984—
1880#17573—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Rhoda was already there! It came in at #175, and was given to 73 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1992–1996, when fewer than 40 girls a year got the name.

Where Rhoda is popular in 1936

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedMNIllinois: #306 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,973 girlsILWisconsin: #269 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,840 girlsWIMichigan: #340 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,307 girlsMINew York: #130 for girls · 122 births · 1 in 671 girlsNYMassachusetts: #204 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,270 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedIAIndiana: #296 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,313 girlsINOhio: #248 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,468 girlsOHPennsylvania: #188 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,512 girlsPANew Jersey: #253 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,612 girlsNJConnecticut: #215 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,847 girlsCTCalifornia: #438 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,602 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedMOKentucky: #298 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,339 girlsKYWest Virginia: #380 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,673 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedVAMaryland: #251 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,223 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #499 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,127 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedALGeorgia: #471 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,874 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New York#130 · 1 in 671
  2. Pennsylvania#188 · 1 in 1,512
  3. Massachusetts#204 · 1 in 2,270
  4. Connecticut#215 · 1 in 1,847
  5. Ohio#248 · 1 in 2,468

Best ever in a state: #67 in Utah, 1911.

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StateRankBirthsShare
New York#1301221 in 671
Pennsylvania#188471 in 1,512
Massachusetts#204121 in 2,270
Connecticut#21551 in 1,847
Ohio#248191 in 2,468
Maryland#25151 in 2,223
New Jersey#25391 in 2,612
Wisconsin#26981 in 2,840
Indiana#29671 in 3,313
Kentucky#298111 in 2,339
Illinois#306171 in 2,973
Michigan#34091 in 4,307
West Virginia#38051 in 3,673
California#43881 in 4,602
Georgia#47151 in 5,874
North Carolina#49951 in 7,127
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Rhoda
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 477 spots since 2024 (#2,819 → #3,296)
  • 42 spots since 2020 (#3,338 → #3,296)
  • 50 spots since 2015 (#3,346 → #3,296)
  • Biggest jump: 111 spots in 1957 (#615 → #504)
  • Biggest drop: 292 spots in 1976 (#774 → #1,066)
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1881 at #159 (84 births)
  • Births halved by 1987, 106 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 95 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 95 yrs · run 1880–1969
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,095
  • Highest: 1 in 1,095 girls born in 1881 were named Rhoda (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 34,197 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 18.3% of all girls named Rhoda (4,756) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,024#159 (1881)#182
1890s1,356#194 (1891)#229
1900s1,325#254 (1902)#288
1910s2,943#296 (1915)#316
1920s4,756#282 (1926)#302
1930s4,036#283 (1931)#315
1940s2,819#371 (1940)#447
1950s2,615#484 (1950)#565
1960s1,925#621 (1966)#743
1970s1,215#774 (1975)#1,080
1980s510#1,552 (1980)#2,189
1990s416#2,242 (1991)#2,958
2000s379#3,271 (2000)#3,802
2010s430#3,139 (2016)#3,652
2020s308#2,819 (2024)#3,147

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Rhoda in 1936

girls
#312
376 births · 1 in 2,767 girls

Top girls' names in 1936

  1. #1Mary54,377
  2. #2Shirley35,161
  3. #3Barbara31,682
  4. #4Betty25,868
  5. #5Patricia23,916
  6. #6Dorothy17,666
  7. #7Joan17,072
  8. #8Nancy16,755
  9. #9Margaret14,596
  10. #10Carol14,520
  11. #312Rhoda376
More about 1936

girls

1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 2,767 of them was named Rhoda, which outranked 93.6% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rhoda
  1. #309Bernadette382
  2. #310Dianne381
  3. #310Olivia381
  4. #312Rhoda376
  5. #312Isabel376
  6. #312Ola376
  7. #315Earline373
  8. #315Lenore373
  9. #317Beverley370

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,238Shelba#3,742 → #504
  2. ↑ 662Shelby#840 → #178
  3. ↑ 600Wendy#1,418 → #818
  4. ↑ 588Deanna#1,356 → #768
  5. ↑ 546Shari#1,514 → #968
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
  2. ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
  3. ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
  4. ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
  5. ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1936 →