Todd

Last seen for girls in 1998 at #14,122 · #1,609 for boys in 2025, 105 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
1964 · 15,350 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
27 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
282,330
since 1881

Todd over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201959peak #28, 1964boys
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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—#1,609105
2024—#1,589108
2023—#1,558112
2022—#1,468123
2021—#1,529115
2020—#1,408123
2019—#1,214157
2018—#1,195158
2017—#1,159162
2016—#1,065185
2015—#976212
2014—#1,074180
2013—#966207
2012—#884237
2011—#864244
2010—#810264
2009—#889235
2008—#773287
2007—#710326
2006—#652354
2005—#583390
2004—#535441
2003—#517466
2002—#467510
2001—#457530
2000—#423583
1999—#394627
1998#14,1225#365703
1997—#314843
1996—#299890
1995—#2711,028
1994#13,4305#2521,141
1993—#2351,238
1992—#2161,425
1991—#1791,743
1990#10,1937#1591,976
1989#7,44910#1462,125
1988#4,30820#1352,201
1987#4,28319#1202,355
1986#6,15611#1102,586
1985#4,12619#992,941
1984#4,96614#923,104
1983#3,80620#873,334
1982#2,83032#823,598
1981#3,06628#743,953
1980#3,31825#754,128
1979#2,99728#604,984
1978#2,80129#565,497
1977#3,00226#506,276
1976#2,29236#506,440
1975#2,45632#437,151
1974#2,02941#397,845
1973#1,69053#358,677
1972#1,67453#319,968
1971#2,06440#3012,055
1970#1,82848#2814,426
1969#1,59156#2814,745
1968#1,41863#2814,659
1967#1,64048#2913,453
1966#1,66945#2913,557
1965#1,71543#3013,934
1964#1,68647#2815,350
1963#2,09432#3014,789
1962#2,11331#3012,752
1961#2,15030#469,750
1960#3,21215#715,752
1959#3,82711#994,332
1958#3,37913#1163,468
1957#4,2029#1432,405
1956#5,9525#1562,008
1955#5,2086#1731,615
1954—#1951,291
1953#5,6735#2071,101
1952—#213960
1951—#241796
1950—#272593
1949—#316461
1948—#363346
1947—#393304
1946—#413237
1945—#465163
1944—#458176
1943—#486161
1942—#528134
1941—#59799
1940—#63588
1939—#72668
1938—#74268
1937—#85851
1936—#94942
1935—#1,05737
1934—#1,17332
1933—#1,28127
1932—#1,32427
1931—#1,69318
1930—#1,36828
1929—#1,17335
1928—#2,04815
1927—#2,52311
1926—#1,66121
1925—#1,74520
1924—#1,26333
1923—#1,64422
1922—#2,04016
1921—#1,39029
1920—#1,45726
1919—#2,8779
1918—#2,07315
1917—#1,58721
1916—#1,59420
1915—#1,60019
1914—#2,10110
1913—#1,80310
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1911—#1,2908
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1907—#1,3455
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1904—#1,2055
1903—#1,0096
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1900—#1,0507
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1887—#9215
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1882—#8376
1881—#7067
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First appearance
1881

The first year at least five boys were named Todd! It came in at #706, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1883–1899, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Todd is popular in 1959

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Todd, so not publishedAKMaine: #74 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 367 boysMEVermont: #59 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 272 boysVTNew Hampshire: #107 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 672 boysNHWashington: #82 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 338 boysWAIdaho: #53 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 190 boysIDMontana: #73 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 312 boysMTNorth Dakota: #28 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 105 boysNDMinnesota: #29 for boys · 354 births · 1 in 119 boysMNIllinois: #90 for boys · 238 births · 1 in 489 boysILWisconsin: #36 for boys · 312 births · 1 in 152 boysWIMichigan: #69 for boys · 304 births · 1 in 317 boysMINew York: #98 for boys · 288 births · 1 in 628 boysNYMassachusetts: #91 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 795 boysMARhode Island: #149 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,778 boysRIOregon: #80 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 317 boysORNevada: #68 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 273 boysNVWyoming: #56 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 208 boysWYSouth Dakota: #27 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 97 boysSDIowa: #51 for boys · 145 births · 1 in 214 boysIAIndiana: #90 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 472 boysINOhio: #66 for boys · 354 births · 1 in 320 boysOHPennsylvania: #72 for boys · 308 births · 1 in 395 boysPANew Jersey: #87 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 552 boysNJConnecticut: #68 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 451 boysCTCalifornia: #106 for boys · 334 births · 1 in 538 boysCAUtah: #37 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 148 boysUTColorado: #96 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 435 boysCONebraska: #51 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 199 boysNEMissouri: #168 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,071 boysMOKentucky: #150 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 952 boysKYWest Virginia: #155 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 956 boysWVVirginia: #168 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,005 boysVAMaryland: #137 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 821 boysMDDelaware: #113 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 650 boysDEArizona: #124 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 505 boysAZNew Mexico: #264 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,667 boysNMKansas: #86 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 378 boysKSArkansas: #276 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,176 boysARTennessee: #230 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,898 boysTNNorth Carolina: #218 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,423 boysNCSouth Carolina: #356 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,084 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #134 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 743 boysDCOklahoma: #132 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 686 boysOKLouisiana: #172 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 853 boysLAMississippi: #434 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,539 boysMSAlabama: #310 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,958 boysALGeorgia: #302 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,665 boysGAHawaii: #111 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 420 boysHITexas: #249 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 1,432 boysTXFlorida: #166 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 976 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#27 · 1 in 97
  2. North Dakota#28 · 1 in 105
  3. Minnesota#29 · 1 in 119
  4. Wisconsin#36 · 1 in 152
  5. Utah#37 · 1 in 148

Best ever in a state: #3 in South Dakota, 1966.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#27841 in 97
North Dakota#28721 in 105
Minnesota#293541 in 119
Wisconsin#363121 in 152
Utah#37801 in 148
Iowa#511451 in 214
Nebraska#51811 in 199
Idaho#53401 in 190
Wyoming#56161 in 208
Vermont#59151 in 272
Ohio#663541 in 320
Connecticut#68591 in 451
Nevada#68101 in 273
Michigan#693041 in 317
Pennsylvania#723081 in 395
Montana#73251 in 312
Maine#74291 in 367
Oregon#80541 in 317
Washington#82931 in 338
Kansas#86631 in 378
New Jersey#871111 in 552
Illinois#902381 in 489
Indiana#901161 in 472
Massachusetts#91711 in 795
Colorado#96491 in 435
New York#982881 in 628
California#1063341 in 538
New Hampshire#10791 in 672
Hawaii#111171 in 420
Delaware#11381 in 650
Arizona#124321 in 505
Oklahoma#132351 in 686
District of Columbia#134201 in 743
Maryland#137401 in 821
Rhode Island#14951 in 1,778
Kentucky#150381 in 952
West Virginia#155211 in 956
Florida#166551 in 976
Missouri#168461 in 1,071
Virginia#168431 in 1,005
Louisiana#172501 in 853
North Carolina#218371 in 1,423
Tennessee#230211 in 1,898
Texas#249861 in 1,432
New Mexico#26481 in 1,667
Arkansas#27691 in 2,176
Georgia#302181 in 2,665
Alabama#310131 in 2,958
South Carolina#35671 in 4,084
Mississippi#43451 in 5,539
Alaska———

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 Todd
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 20 spots since 2024 (#1,589 → #1,609)
  • 201 spots since 2020 (#1,408 → #1,609)
  • 633 spots since 2015 (#976 → #1,609)
  • Biggest jump: 116 spots in 1938 (#858 → #742)
  • Biggest drop: 131 spots in 1882 (#706 → #837)
Rise & fade · boys
83 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 1964 at #28 (15,350 births)
  • Births halved by 1975, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 27 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 27 yrs · run 1959–1985
  • Top 1,000: 82 yrs · run 1936–2013
Share of babies · boys
1 in 119
  • Highest: 1 in 119 boys born in 1968 were named Todd (0.84%)
  • Latest: 1 in 16,267 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #28 in 1964, was only 1 in 130 (0.77%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 45.6% of all boys named Todd (128,741) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s18#706 (1881)#821
1890s0——
1900s23#1,009 (1903)#1,152
1910s112#1,290 (1911)#1,866
1920s228#1,173 (1929)#1,694
1930s398#726 (1939)#1,117
1940s2,169#316 (1949)#465
1950s18,569#99 (1959)#182
1960s128,741#28 (1964)#35
1970s83,319#28 (1970)#42
1980s30,325#74 (1981)#102
1990s11,614#159 (1990)#268
2000s4,122#423 (2000)#601
2010s2,006#810 (2010)#1,021
2020s686#1,408 (2020)#1,527

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.

Todd in 1959

girls
#3,827
11 births · 1 in 183,951 girls
boys
#99
4,332 births · 1 in 493 boys

Top girls' names in 1959

  1. #1Mary54,502
  2. #2Susan41,617
  3. #3Linda40,410
  4. #4Karen36,784
  5. #5Donna36,468
  6. #6Patricia35,223
  7. #7Debra31,388
  8. #8Cynthia30,186
  9. #9Deborah29,546
  10. #10Lisa25,699
  11. #3,827Todd11

Top boys' names in 1959

  1. #1Michael85,294
  2. #2David83,977
  3. #3James78,648
  4. #4John76,446
  5. #5Robert74,542
  6. #6Mark56,945
  7. #7William51,386
  8. #8Richard47,202
  9. #9Thomas40,296
  10. #10Steven33,597
  11. #99Todd4,332
More about 1959

girls

2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 183,951 of them was named Todd, which outranked 46.9% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Todd
  1. #3,619Yulonda12
  2. #3,619Zetta12
  3. #3,619Zsazsa12
  4. #3,827Todd11
  5. #3,827Adaline11
  6. #3,827Alfrieda11
  7. #3,827Amada11
  8. #4,031Al10
  9. #4,031Aleatha10
  10. #4,031Anastacia10

Tied with 203 names at #3,827; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,090Alesia#1,985 → #895
  2. ↑ 948Tori#1,791 → #843
  3. ↑ 440Taryn#1,211 → #771
  4. ↑ 437Venus#1,007 → #570
  5. ↑ 393Vilma#1,364 → #971
Fallers
  1. ↓ 283Dani#961 → #1,244
  2. ↓ 257Nicki#973 → #1,230
  3. ↓ 235Lanita#973 → #1,208
  4. ↓ 219Concetta#973 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 197Gisele#766 → #963

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

boys

2,134,518 boys got a published name in 1959; 1 in 493 of them was named Todd, which outranked 97.8% of the 4,572 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Todd
  1. #96Micheal4,369
  2. #97Allen4,366
  3. #98Stanley4,343
  4. #99Todd4,332
  5. #100Louis4,311
  6. #101Eddie4,248
  7. #102Vincent4,212
Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,208Efrem#3,033 → #825
  2. ↑ 901Darin#1,677 → #776
  3. ↑ 871Yancy#1,557 → #686
  4. ↑ 708Raynard#1,677 → #969
  5. ↑ 644Darrin#1,396 → #752
Fallers
  1. ↓ 307Jace#761 → #1,068
  2. ↓ 241Otha#915 → #1,156
  3. ↓ 234Cheryl#994 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 230Dann#969 → #1,199
  5. ↓ 227Carnell#777 → #1,004

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

See the top 100 for 1959 →