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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201972peak #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 1972

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #44 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 168 boysAKMaine: #26 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 88 boysMEVermont: #29 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 90 boysVTNew Hampshire: #28 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 103 boysNHWashington: #30 for boys · 186 births · 1 in 117 boysWAIdaho: #32 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 117 boysIDMontana: #29 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 119 boysMTNorth Dakota: #25 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 92 boysNDMinnesota: #19 for boys · 354 births · 1 in 76 boysMNIllinois: #29 for boys · 575 births · 1 in 144 boysILWisconsin: #19 for boys · 455 births · 1 in 67 boysWIMichigan: #25 for boys · 681 births · 1 in 101 boysMINew York: #39 for boys · 694 births · 1 in 176 boysNYMassachusetts: #33 for boys · 330 births · 1 in 114 boysMARhode Island: #39 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 137 boysRIOregon: #34 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 126 boysORNevada: #39 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 155 boysNVWyoming: #39 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 145 boysWYSouth Dakota: #28 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 103 boysSDIowa: #18 for boys · 265 births · 1 in 72 boysIAIndiana: #26 for boys · 401 births · 1 in 104 boysINOhio: #27 for boys · 818 births · 1 in 99 boysOHPennsylvania: #29 for boys · 707 births · 1 in 112 boysPANew Jersey: #40 for boys · 254 births · 1 in 181 boysNJConnecticut: #24 for boys · 210 births · 1 in 85 boysCTCalifornia: #42 for boys · 704 births · 1 in 213 boysCAUtah: #34 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 136 boysUTColorado: #33 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 138 boysCONebraska: #21 for boys · 137 births · 1 in 79 boysNEMissouri: #37 for boys · 216 births · 1 in 163 boysMOKentucky: #40 for boys · 159 births · 1 in 167 boysKYWest Virginia: #37 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 167 boysWVVirginia: #47 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 247 boysVAMaryland: #39 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 168 boysMDDelaware: #50 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 245 boysDEArizona: #58 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 253 boysAZNew Mexico: #80 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 327 boysNMKansas: #31 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 122 boysKSArkansas: #53 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 227 boysARTennessee: #67 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 309 boysTNNorth Carolina: #63 for boys · 137 births · 1 in 304 boysNCSouth Carolina: #82 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 389 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #49 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 217 boysDCOklahoma: #48 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 201 boysOKLouisiana: #43 for boys · 162 births · 1 in 193 boysLAMississippi: #138 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 687 boysMSAlabama: #113 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 576 boysALGeorgia: #77 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 352 boysGAHawaii: #39 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 173 boysHITexas: #76 for boys · 319 births · 1 in 334 boysTXFlorida: #39 for boys · 249 births · 1 in 203 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Iowa#18 · 1 in 72
  2. Wisconsin#19 · 1 in 67
  3. Minnesota#19 · 1 in 76
  4. Nebraska#21 · 1 in 79
  5. Connecticut#24 · 1 in 85

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#182651 in 72
Minnesota#193541 in 76
Wisconsin#194551 in 67
Nebraska#211371 in 79
Connecticut#242101 in 85
Michigan#256811 in 101
North Dakota#25501 in 92
Indiana#264011 in 104
Maine#26831 in 88
Ohio#278181 in 99
New Hampshire#28501 in 103
South Dakota#28431 in 103
Illinois#295751 in 144
Montana#29391 in 119
Pennsylvania#297071 in 112
Vermont#29331 in 90
Washington#301861 in 117
Kansas#311181 in 122
Idaho#32501 in 117
Colorado#331311 in 138
Massachusetts#333301 in 114
Oregon#341151 in 126
Utah#34891 in 136
Missouri#372161 in 163
West Virginia#37831 in 167
Florida#392491 in 203
Hawaii#39351 in 173
Maryland#391401 in 168
Nevada#39221 in 155
New York#396941 in 176
Rhode Island#39441 in 137
Wyoming#39151 in 145
Kentucky#401591 in 167
New Jersey#402541 in 181
California#427041 in 213
Louisiana#431621 in 193
Alaska#44161 in 168
Virginia#471351 in 247
Oklahoma#48941 in 201
District of Columbia#49431 in 217
Delaware#50151 in 245
Arkansas#53661 in 227
Arizona#58671 in 253
North Carolina#631371 in 304
Tennessee#671041 in 309
Texas#763191 in 334
Georgia#771151 in 352
New Mexico#80271 in 327
South Carolina#82561 in 389
Alabama#113481 in 576
Mississippi#138291 in 687

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 1972

girls
#1,674
53 births · 1 in 28,703 girls
boys
#31
9,968 births · 1 in 163 boys

Top girls' names in 1972

  1. #1Jennifer63,600
  2. #2Michelle29,285
  3. #3Lisa27,543
  4. #4Kimberly26,282
  5. #5Amy25,873
  6. #6Angela23,561
  7. #7Melissa22,494
  8. #8Stephanie16,890
  9. #9Heather16,320
  10. #10Nicole15,755
  11. #1,674Todd53

Top boys' names in 1972

  1. #1Michael71,393
  2. #2Christopher52,172
  3. #3James47,063
  4. #4David46,322
  5. #5John43,158
  6. #6Robert43,013
  7. #7Jason37,423
  8. #8Brian36,306
  9. #9William30,510
  10. #10Matthew22,928
  11. #31Todd9,968
More about 1972

girls

1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 28,703 of them was named Todd, which outranked 82.7% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Todd
  1. #1,655Trinette54
  2. #1,655Troy54
  3. #1,655Vickey54
  4. #1,674Todd53
  5. #1,674Addie53
  6. #1,674Aleshia53
  7. #1,674Annabelle53
  8. #1,698Brigid52
  9. #1,698Carolynn52
  10. #1,698Cathie52

Tied with 23 names at #1,674; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,804Camisha#6,619 → #815
  2. ↑ 3,921Catina#4,123 → #202
  3. ↑ 1,842Cherilyn#2,665 → #823
  4. ↑ 1,789Chasity#2,542 → #753
  5. ↑ 1,694Keena#2,542 → #848
Fallers
  1. ↓ 517Shayla#836 → #1,353
  2. ↓ 428Raina#798 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 280Kendall#742 → #1,022
  4. ↓ 275Alycia#951 → #1,226
  5. ↓ 255Charisse#727 → #982

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

boys

1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 163 of them was named Todd, which outranked 99.5% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Todd
  1. #28Shawn11,277
  2. #29Stephen11,037
  3. #30Andrew10,111
  4. #31Todd9,968
  5. #32Ronald9,502
  6. #33Sean9,444
  7. #34Edward9,292
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,755Demond#3,146 → #391
  2. ↑ 1,286Cade#2,279 → #993
  3. ↑ 905Vidal#1,526 → #621
  4. ↑ 855Damond#1,784 → #929
  5. ↑ 849Kareem#1,254 → #405
Fallers
  1. ↓ 413Rich#914 → #1,327
  2. ↓ 401Monroe#947 → #1,348
  3. ↓ 317Laura#990 → #1,307
  4. ↓ 309Von#976 → #1,285
  5. ↓ 309Westley#998 → #1,307

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

See the top 100 for 1972 →