Tod

#12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births

Peak · boys
1962 · 568 births
Debut · boys
12 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
7,707
since 1915

Tod over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Tod has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #331, 1962boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yearboys
rankbirths
2025#12,0085
2024—
2023#12,2395
2022—
2021—
2020—
2019—
2018—
2017#10,7756
2016#12,1855
2015—
2014#10,7176
2013—
2012#12,2745
2011#10,8086
2010#8,8038
2009#7,69210
2008#9,8717
2007#10,9216
2006#7,42710
2005#8,2998
2004#8,9277
2003#7,2459
2002#9,3926
2001#6,9359
2000#5,58812
1999#5,31712
1998#3,59720
1997#4,05916
1996#2,83826
1995#3,19121
1994#2,50230
1993#2,86524
1992#3,74816
1991#2,91522
1990#2,21432
1989#2,10633
1988#2,09030
1987#2,11528
1986#2,00729
1985#2,42721
1984#1,38247
1983#1,74832
1982#1,34249
1981#1,30950
1980#1,49641
1979#1,57037
1978#1,20355
1977#1,24551
1976#1,03065
1975#1,04263
1974#82595
1973#694133
1972#646152
1971#568205
1970#477284
1969#452294
1968#437302
1967#435303
1966#456277
1965#423337
1964#337543
1963#333558
1962#331568
1961#351507
1960#457307
1959#479265
1958#457297
1957#565186
1956#633144
1955#608148
1954#699107
1953#74990
1952#73392
1951#89262
1950#88560
1949#1,14438
1948#1,17337
1947#1,19037
1946#1,40925
1945#1,49420
1944#1,40023
1943#1,12037
1942#1,49622
1941#1,37224
1940#1,22730
1939#1,71216
1938#1,81815
1937#3,1756
1936#2,18411
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1934#3,6795
1933#2,5429
1932—
1931#3,7635
1930#4,0015
1929#2,9808
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1926#4,2015
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1924#3,8676
1923#4,2395
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1920#4,2865
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1918#4,1795
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1915#2,18412
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First appearance
1915

The first year at least five boys were named Tod! It came in at #2,184, and was given to 12 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1916–1923, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Tod is popular in 1962

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Tod, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Tod, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Tod, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Tod, so not publishedNHWashington: #222 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,909 boysWAIdaho: #210 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,165 boysIDMontana: #200 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,235 boysMTNorth Dakota: #150 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 857 boysNDMinnesota: #317 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,787 boysMNIllinois: #252 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 2,563 boysILWisconsin: #184 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,979 boysWIMichigan: #257 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,945 boysMINew York: #393 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 6,243 boysNYMassachusetts: #248 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,286 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tod, so not publishedRIOregon: #147 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 860 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Tod, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Tod, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #214 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,539 boysSDIowa: #192 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,616 boysIAIndiana: #287 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,267 boysINOhio: #243 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,851 boysOHPennsylvania: #329 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 5,839 boysPANew Jersey: #268 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,417 boysNJConnecticut: #294 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,330 boysCTCalifornia: #297 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 2,711 boysCAUtah: #207 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,341 boysUTColorado: #380 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,314 boysCONebraska: #208 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,795 boysNEMissouri: #471 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,299 boysMOKentucky: #363 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,688 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Tod, so not publishedWVVirginia: #341 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,929 boysVAMaryland: #320 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,525 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Tod, so not publishedDEArizona: #287 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,112 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Tod, so not publishedNMKansas: #211 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,465 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Tod, so not publishedARTennessee: #452 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,748 boysTNNorth Carolina: #372 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,678 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Tod, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Tod, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #361 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,925 boysOKLouisiana: #379 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,370 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Tod, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Tod, so not publishedALGeorgia: #491 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,815 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Tod, so not publishedHITexas: #479 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 5,188 boysTXFlorida: #510 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,741 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oregon#147 · 1 in 860
  2. North Dakota#150 · 1 in 857
  3. Wisconsin#184 · 1 in 1,979
  4. Iowa#192 · 1 in 1,616
  5. Montana#200 · 1 in 1,235

Best ever in a state: #147 in Oregon, 1962.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#147201 in 860
North Dakota#15081 in 857
Wisconsin#184231 in 1,979
Iowa#192181 in 1,616
Montana#20061 in 1,235
Utah#20791 in 1,341
Nebraska#20891 in 1,795
Idaho#21061 in 1,165
Kansas#211151 in 1,465
South Dakota#21451 in 1,539
Washington#222161 in 1,909
Ohio#243371 in 2,851
Massachusetts#248131 in 4,286
Illinois#252431 in 2,563
Michigan#257301 in 2,945
New Jersey#268181 in 3,417
Arizona#28781 in 2,112
Indiana#287161 in 3,267
Connecticut#29461 in 4,330
California#297691 in 2,711
Minnesota#31771 in 5,787
Maryland#32071 in 4,525
Pennsylvania#329191 in 5,839
Virginia#341111 in 3,929
Oklahoma#36161 in 3,925
Kentucky#36361 in 5,688
North Carolina#372111 in 4,678
Louisiana#379121 in 3,370
Colorado#38051 in 4,314
New York#393281 in 6,243
Tennessee#45251 in 7,748
Missouri#47151 in 9,299
Texas#479231 in 5,188
Georgia#49161 in 7,815
Florida#51071 in 7,741
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Tod
Momentum · boys
Brand new
  • Biggest jump: 259 spots in 1950 (#1,144 → #885)
  • Biggest drop: 217 spots in 1975 (#825 → #1,042)
Rise & fade · boys
47 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1915
  • Peaked 1962 at #331 (568 births)
  • Births halved by 1966, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 25 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 25 yrs · run 1950–1974
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,640
  • Highest: 1 in 3,640 boys born in 1963 were named Tod (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 341,615 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #331 in 1962, was only 1 in 3,642 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 51.8% of all boys named Tod (3,996) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s17#2,184 (1915)#3,182
1920s29#2,980 (1929)#3,915
1930s72#1,712 (1939)#2,859
1940s293#1,120 (1943)#1,303
1950s1,451#457 (1958)#670
1960s3,996#331 (1962)#401
1970s1,140#477 (1970)#930
1980s360#1,309 (1981)#1,802
1990s219#2,214 (1990)#3,325
2000s84#5,588 (2000)#8,230
2010s36#8,803 (2010)#10,927
2020s10#12,008 (2025)#12,124

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

Tod in 1962

boys
#331
568 births · 1 in 3,642 boys

Top boys' names in 1962

  1. #1Michael85,059
  2. #2David81,337
  3. #3John78,427
  4. #4James72,555
  5. #5Robert70,199
  6. #6Mark53,520
  7. #7William44,853
  8. #8Richard39,422
  9. #9Thomas36,529
  10. #10Jeffrey33,537
  11. #331Tod568
More about 1962

boys

2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 3,642 of them was named Tod, which outranked 92.9% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tod
  1. #328Gabriel573
  2. #328Max573
  3. #330Teddy571
  4. #331Tod568
  5. #332Rafael565
  6. #333Rocky561
  7. #334Virgil555
Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 490Ritchie#1,262 → #772
  2. ↑ 353King#1,349 → #996
  3. ↑ 338Arlie#1,322 → #984
  4. ↑ 250Robb#1,052 → #802
  5. ↑ 243Pernell#928 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Mariano#928 → #1,279
  2. ↓ 349Michal#910 → #1,259
  3. ↓ 337Loran#958 → #1,295
  4. ↓ 292Sid#967 → #1,259
  5. ↓ 275Lorenza#940 → #1,215

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

See the top 100 for 1962 →