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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 84 births
- Debut · girls
- 73 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 26,057since 1880
Rhoda over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Rhoda has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,296 | 47 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,819 | 59 | — | |
| 2023 | #3,329 | 48 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,171 | 51 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,929 | 57 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,338 | 46 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,388 | 46 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,346 | 47 | — | |
| 2017 | #3,552 | 43 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,139 | 52 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,346 | 48 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,719 | 41 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,918 | 38 | — | |
| 2012 | #4,387 | 33 | — | |
| 2011 | #4,466 | 32 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,256 | 50 | — | |
| 2009 | #4,269 | 35 | — | |
| 2008 | #3,710 | 43 | — | |
| 2007 | #4,475 | 33 | — | |
| 2006 | #4,073 | 36 | — | |
| 2005 | #3,876 | 37 | — | |
| 2004 | #3,333 | 45 | — | |
| 2003 | #3,946 | 34 | — | |
| 2002 | #3,654 | 36 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,417 | 39 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,271 | 41 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,099 | 42 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,015 | 42 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,556 | 50 | — | |
| 1996 | #3,028 | 39 | — | |
| 1995 | #3,285 | 34 | — | |
| 1994 | #3,615 | 30 | — | |
| 1993 | #3,158 | 36 | — | |
| 1992 | #3,091 | 37 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,242 | 58 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,492 | 48 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,658 | 42 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,931 | 35 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,972 | 32 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,025 | 53 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,137 | 49 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,945 | 53 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,097 | 47 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,900 | 56 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,674 | 68 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,552 | 75 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,530 | 76 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,434 | 80 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,257 | 95 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,066 | 115 | — | |
| 1975 | #774 | 182 | — | |
| 1974 | #825 | 162 | — | |
| 1973 | #929 | 132 | — | |
| 1972 | #949 | 128 | — | |
| 1971 | #980 | 129 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,052 | 116 | — | |
| 1969 | #923 | 132 | — | |
| 1968 | #855 | 143 | — | |
| 1967 | #779 | 161 | — | |
| 1966 | #621 | 234 | — | |
| 1965 | #653 | 226 | — | |
| 1964 | #695 | 220 | — | |
| 1963 | #749 | 189 | — | |
| 1962 | #772 | 181 | — | |
| 1961 | #712 | 212 | — | |
| 1960 | #675 | 227 | — | |
| 1959 | #616 | 259 | — | |
| 1958 | #612 | 264 | — | |
| 1957 | #504 | 356 | — | |
| 1956 | #615 | 241 | — | |
| 1955 | #596 | 239 | — | |
| 1954 | #592 | 233 | — | |
| 1953 | #549 | 253 | — | |
| 1952 | #569 | 230 | — | |
| 1951 | #512 | 262 | — | |
| 1950 | #484 | 278 | — | |
| 1949 | #487 | 271 | — | |
| 1948 | #521 | 251 | — | |
| 1947 | #485 | 287 | — | |
| 1946 | #479 | 271 | — | |
| 1945 | #478 | 227 | — | |
| 1944 | #432 | 276 | — | |
| 1943 | #420 | 306 | — | |
| 1942 | #392 | 331 | — | |
| 1941 | #403 | 284 | — | |
| 1940 | #371 | 315 | — | |
| 1939 | #340 | 348 | — | |
| 1938 | #333 | 360 | — | |
| 1937 | #343 | 341 | — | |
| 1936 | #312 | 376 | — | |
| 1935 | #306 | 405 | — | |
| 1934 | #303 | 425 | — | |
| 1933 | #321 | 378 | — | |
| 1932 | #308 | 420 | — | |
| 1931 | #283 | 486 | — | |
| 1930 | #297 | 497 | — | |
| 1929 | #299 | 483 | — | |
| 1928 | #297 | 504 | — | |
| 1927 | #314 | 455 | #4,210 | 5 |
| 1926 | #282 | 547 | — | |
| 1925 | #297 | 514 | — | |
| 1924 | #297 | 503 | — | |
| 1923 | #308 | 436 | — | |
| 1922 | #297 | 463 | — | |
| 1921 | #313 | 430 | — | |
| 1920 | #318 | 421 | — | |
| 1919 | #308 | 420 | — | |
| 1918 | #306 | 433 | — | |
| 1917 | #335 | 345 | — | |
| 1916 | #308 | 385 | — | |
| 1915 | #296 | 385 | — | |
| 1914 | #323 | 266 | — | |
| 1913 | #350 | 189 | — | |
| 1912 | #329 | 189 | — | |
| 1911 | #311 | 161 | — | |
| 1910 | #296 | 170 | — | |
| 1909 | #314 | 136 | — | |
| 1908 | #340 | 108 | — | |
| 1907 | #298 | 138 | — | |
| 1906 | #289 | 132 | — | |
| 1905 | #274 | 145 | — | |
| 1904 | #299 | 116 | — | |
| 1903 | #285 | 122 | — | |
| 1902 | #254 | 152 | — | |
| 1901 | #260 | 125 | — | |
| 1900 | #266 | 151 | — | |
| 1899 | #249 | 127 | — | |
| 1898 | #242 | 148 | — | |
| 1897 | #253 | 127 | #852 | 7 |
| 1896 | #245 | 130 | — | |
| 1895 | #236 | 136 | — | |
| 1894 | #228 | 136 | — | |
| 1893 | #224 | 136 | — | |
| 1892 | #218 | 140 | — | |
| 1891 | #194 | 138 | — | |
| 1890 | #201 | 138 | — | |
| 1889 | #187 | 148 | — | |
| 1888 | #196 | 130 | — | |
| 1887 | #197 | 104 | — | |
| 1886 | #189 | 114 | — | |
| 1885 | #180 | 106 | — | |
| 1884 | #191 | 93 | — | |
| 1883 | #171 | 93 | — | |
| 1882 | #178 | 79 | — | |
| 1881 | #159 | 84 | — | |
| 1880 | #175 | 73 | — | |
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 1974
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Tennessee#478 · 1 in 3,926
- Mississippi#486 · 1 in 3,214
- Kentucky#503 · 1 in 4,555
- Pennsylvania#559 · 1 in 5,571
- Louisiana#584 · 1 in 4,138
Best ever in a state: #67 in Utah, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | #478 | 7 | 1 in 3,926 |
| Mississippi | #486 | 5 | 1 in 3,214 |
| Kentucky | #503 | 5 | 1 in 4,555 |
| Pennsylvania | #559 | 12 | 1 in 5,571 |
| Louisiana | #584 | 6 | 1 in 4,138 |
| Indiana | #585 | 6 | 1 in 5,818 |
| Missouri | #618 | 5 | 1 in 5,934 |
| Georgia | #718 | 5 | 1 in 6,600 |
| Ohio | #737 | 8 | 1 in 8,765 |
| California | #774 | 20 | 1 in 6,831 |
| Illinois | #847 | 8 | 1 in 8,715 |
| Texas | #894 | 11 | 1 in 8,677 |
| New York | #979 | 10 | 1 in 10,315 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,024 | #159 (1881) | #182 |
| 1890s | 1,356 | #194 (1891) | #229 |
| 1900s | 1,325 | #254 (1902) | #288 |
| 1910s | 2,943 | #296 (1915) | #316 |
| 1920s | 4,756 | #282 (1926) | #302 |
| 1930s | 4,036 | #283 (1931) | #315 |
| 1940s | 2,819 | #371 (1940) | #447 |
| 1950s | 2,615 | #484 (1950) | #565 |
| 1960s | 1,925 | #621 (1966) | #743 |
| 1970s | 1,215 | #774 (1975) | #1,080 |
| 1980s | 510 | #1,552 (1980) | #2,189 |
| 1990s | 416 | #2,242 (1991) | #2,958 |
| 2000s | 379 | #3,271 (2000) | #3,802 |
| 2010s | 430 | #3,139 (2016) | #3,652 |
| 2020s | 308 | #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 1974
girls
#825
162 births · 1 in 9,059 girls
Top girls' names in 1974
More about 1974
girls
1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 9,059 of them was named Rhoda, which outranked 91.9% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).