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
- Peak · boys
- 1964 · 15,350 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 27 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 282,330since 1881
Todd over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | #1,609 | 105 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,589 | 108 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,558 | 112 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,468 | 123 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,529 | 115 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,408 | 123 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,214 | 157 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,195 | 158 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,159 | 162 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,065 | 185 | |
| 2015 | — | #976 | 212 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,074 | 180 | |
| 2013 | — | #966 | 207 | |
| 2012 | — | #884 | 237 | |
| 2011 | — | #864 | 244 | |
| 2010 | — | #810 | 264 | |
| 2009 | — | #889 | 235 | |
| 2008 | — | #773 | 287 | |
| 2007 | — | #710 | 326 | |
| 2006 | — | #652 | 354 | |
| 2005 | — | #583 | 390 | |
| 2004 | — | #535 | 441 | |
| 2003 | — | #517 | 466 | |
| 2002 | — | #467 | 510 | |
| 2001 | — | #457 | 530 | |
| 2000 | — | #423 | 583 | |
| 1999 | — | #394 | 627 | |
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 | #365 | 703 |
| 1997 | — | #314 | 843 | |
| 1996 | — | #299 | 890 | |
| 1995 | — | #271 | 1,028 | |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #252 | 1,141 |
| 1993 | — | #235 | 1,238 | |
| 1992 | — | #216 | 1,425 | |
| 1991 | — | #179 | 1,743 | |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | #159 | 1,976 |
| 1989 | #7,449 | 10 | #146 | 2,125 |
| 1988 | #4,308 | 20 | #135 | 2,201 |
| 1987 | #4,283 | 19 | #120 | 2,355 |
| 1986 | #6,156 | 11 | #110 | 2,586 |
| 1985 | #4,126 | 19 | #99 | 2,941 |
| 1984 | #4,966 | 14 | #92 | 3,104 |
| 1983 | #3,806 | 20 | #87 | 3,334 |
| 1982 | #2,830 | 32 | #82 | 3,598 |
| 1981 | #3,066 | 28 | #74 | 3,953 |
| 1980 | #3,318 | 25 | #75 | 4,128 |
| 1979 | #2,997 | 28 | #60 | 4,984 |
| 1978 | #2,801 | 29 | #56 | 5,497 |
| 1977 | #3,002 | 26 | #50 | 6,276 |
| 1976 | #2,292 | 36 | #50 | 6,440 |
| 1975 | #2,456 | 32 | #43 | 7,151 |
| 1974 | #2,029 | 41 | #39 | 7,845 |
| 1973 | #1,690 | 53 | #35 | 8,677 |
| 1972 | #1,674 | 53 | #31 | 9,968 |
| 1971 | #2,064 | 40 | #30 | 12,055 |
| 1970 | #1,828 | 48 | #28 | 14,426 |
| 1969 | #1,591 | 56 | #28 | 14,745 |
| 1968 | #1,418 | 63 | #28 | 14,659 |
| 1967 | #1,640 | 48 | #29 | 13,453 |
| 1966 | #1,669 | 45 | #29 | 13,557 |
| 1965 | #1,715 | 43 | #30 | 13,934 |
| 1964 | #1,686 | 47 | #28 | 15,350 |
| 1963 | #2,094 | 32 | #30 | 14,789 |
| 1962 | #2,113 | 31 | #30 | 12,752 |
| 1961 | #2,150 | 30 | #46 | 9,750 |
| 1960 | #3,212 | 15 | #71 | 5,752 |
| 1959 | #3,827 | 11 | #99 | 4,332 |
| 1958 | #3,379 | 13 | #116 | 3,468 |
| 1957 | #4,202 | 9 | #143 | 2,405 |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #156 | 2,008 |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #173 | 1,615 |
| 1954 | — | #195 | 1,291 | |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #207 | 1,101 |
| 1952 | — | #213 | 960 | |
| 1951 | — | #241 | 796 | |
| 1950 | — | #272 | 593 | |
| 1949 | — | #316 | 461 | |
| 1948 | — | #363 | 346 | |
| 1947 | — | #393 | 304 | |
| 1946 | — | #413 | 237 | |
| 1945 | — | #465 | 163 | |
| 1944 | — | #458 | 176 | |
| 1943 | — | #486 | 161 | |
| 1942 | — | #528 | 134 | |
| 1941 | — | #597 | 99 | |
| 1940 | — | #635 | 88 | |
| 1939 | — | #726 | 68 | |
| 1938 | — | #742 | 68 | |
| 1937 | — | #858 | 51 | |
| 1936 | — | #949 | 42 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,057 | 37 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,173 | 32 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,281 | 27 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,324 | 27 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,693 | 18 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,368 | 28 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,173 | 35 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,048 | 15 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,523 | 11 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,661 | 21 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,745 | 20 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,263 | 33 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,644 | 22 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,040 | 16 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,390 | 29 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,457 | 26 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,877 | 9 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,073 | 15 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,587 | 21 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,594 | 20 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,600 | 19 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,101 | 10 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,803 | 10 | |
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | — | #1,290 | 8 | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | #1,345 | 5 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,009 | 6 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #1,050 | 7 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #837 | 6 | |
| 1881 | — | #706 | 7 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Dakota#50 · 1 in 194
- Maine#51 · 1 in 190
- Ohio#53 · 1 in 246
- Pennsylvania#55 · 1 in 255
- Connecticut#56 · 1 in 287
Best ever in a state: #3 in South Dakota, 1966.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #50 | 28 | 1 in 194 |
| Maine | #51 | 37 | 1 in 190 |
| Ohio | #53 | 328 | 1 in 246 |
| Pennsylvania | #55 | 304 | 1 in 255 |
| Connecticut | #56 | 62 | 1 in 287 |
| Delaware | #57 | 14 | 1 in 271 |
| Iowa | #57 | 87 | 1 in 251 |
| Wisconsin | #58 | 122 | 1 in 284 |
| Michigan | #60 | 225 | 1 in 292 |
| Missouri | #60 | 129 | 1 in 284 |
| West Virginia | #60 | 45 | 1 in 287 |
| Vermont | #62 | 13 | 1 in 247 |
| Minnesota | #66 | 102 | 1 in 322 |
| Utah | #66 | 71 | 1 in 268 |
| Indiana | #67 | 118 | 1 in 340 |
| Maryland | #68 | 60 | 1 in 403 |
| Massachusetts | #69 | 88 | 1 in 406 |
| Idaho | #70 | 25 | 1 in 327 |
| Nebraska | #71 | 36 | 1 in 343 |
| North Dakota | #71 | 19 | 1 in 309 |
| Nevada | #74 | 16 | 1 in 354 |
| Washington | #74 | 87 | 1 in 365 |
| Virginia | #75 | 80 | 1 in 432 |
| Kansas | #76 | 49 | 1 in 371 |
| New Jersey | #76 | 91 | 1 in 467 |
| New Hampshire | #77 | 17 | 1 in 361 |
| New York | #77 | 253 | 1 in 449 |
| Illinois | #79 | 187 | 1 in 453 |
| Oregon | #79 | 49 | 1 in 410 |
| Colorado | #80 | 58 | 1 in 411 |
| Oklahoma | #85 | 54 | 1 in 436 |
| Kentucky | #86 | 52 | 1 in 520 |
| Montana | #86 | 15 | 1 in 387 |
| Louisiana | #90 | 84 | 1 in 436 |
| Wyoming | #90 | 10 | 1 in 402 |
| Florida | #98 | 112 | 1 in 562 |
| Arkansas | #101 | 31 | 1 in 493 |
| Arizona | #102 | 46 | 1 in 504 |
| Alaska | #105 | 8 | 1 in 502 |
| South Carolina | #108 | 39 | 1 in 541 |
| Rhode Island | #113 | 7 | 1 in 815 |
| District of Columbia | #117 | 13 | 1 in 611 |
| North Carolina | #119 | 52 | 1 in 728 |
| Tennessee | #120 | 45 | 1 in 719 |
| California | #136 | 299 | 1 in 672 |
| Georgia | #138 | 51 | 1 in 789 |
| Hawaii | #148 | 10 | 1 in 682 |
| Alabama | #149 | 29 | 1 in 908 |
| Texas | #169 | 171 | 1 in 805 |
| New Mexico | #209 | 10 | 1 in 1,115 |
| Mississippi | #213 | 15 | 1 in 1,283 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1964 at #28 (15,350 births)
- Births halved by 1975, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 27 yrs · run 1959–1985
- Top 1,000: 82 yrs · run 1936–2013
- 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
- 45.6% of all boys named Todd (128,741) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18 | #706 (1881) | #821 |
| 1890s | 0 | — | — |
| 1900s | 23 | #1,009 (1903) | #1,152 |
| 1910s | 112 | #1,290 (1911) | #1,866 |
| 1920s | 228 | #1,173 (1929) | #1,694 |
| 1930s | 398 | #726 (1939) | #1,117 |
| 1940s | 2,169 | #316 (1949) | #465 |
| 1950s | 18,569 | #99 (1959) | #182 |
| 1960s | 128,741 | #28 (1964) | #35 |
| 1970s | 83,319 | #28 (1970) | #42 |
| 1980s | 30,325 | #74 (1981) | #102 |
| 1990s | 11,614 | #159 (1990) | #268 |
| 2000s | 4,122 | #423 (2000) | #601 |
| 2010s | 2,006 | #810 (2010) | #1,021 |
| 2020s | 686 | #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 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 59,574 of them was named Todd, which outranked 74.9% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,986Tiffanee29
- #2,986Tyeisha29
- #2,986Valeri29
- #3,066Todd28
- #3,066Aaliyah28
- #3,066Adelaida28
- #3,066Aide28
- #3,147Alondra27
- #3,147Ara27
- #3,147Arleen27
Tied with 80 names at #3,066; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 453 of them was named Todd, which outranked 99.0% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.