Boy or Girl

Is Rod a boy or girl name?

Rod was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 8,744 US babies named Rod were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Rod since 1910
8,744
Most popular year
1960
495 babies
Babies named Rod each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Rod from 1910 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0150300450600192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Rod, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1910s3200%
1920s7200%
1930s23200%
1940s99000%
1950s2,02600%
1960s3,74500%
1970s92300%
1980s31600%
1990s22900%
2000s11300%
2010s5200%
2020s1400%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20237#10,5730–
20220–0–
20217#10,5620–
20200–0–
20190–0–
20180–0–
20170–0–
201611#7,5030–
20156#11,8060–
20145#13,6490–
20139#8,6280–
20128#9,5250–
20117#10,5450–
20106#11,8920–
20095#14,0690–
20087#10,7860–
200713#6,5350–
200612#6,8230–
200510#7,5400–
20048#8,7550–
200316#4,9920–
200211#6,4330–
200113#5,6100–
200018#4,3460–
199916#4,4960–
199817#4,1610–
199723#3,2450–
199615#4,3490–
199526#2,8330–
199425#2,9250–
199323#3,0160–
199231#2,4000–
199117#3,6000–
199036#2,0760–
198928#2,4000–
198835#1,9030–
198726#2,2600–
198629#2,0470–
198528#2,0570–
198435#1,6840–
198335#1,6810–
198226#2,1000–
198134#1,7200–
198040#1,5400–
197950#1,3140–
197847#1,3470–
197759#1,1380–
197658#1,1200–
197578#9310–
197480#9100–
197382#8830–
1972121#7260–
1971155#6630–
1970193#5810–
1969220#5300–
1968233#4960–
1967335#4180–
1966352#4020–
1965494#3440–
1964367#4230–
1963405#4010–
1962425#3930–
1961419#3900–
1960495#3500–
1959482#3560–
1958349#4200–
1957324#4320–
1956212#5190–
1955156#5880–
1954141#6230–
1953109#6850–
195293#7320–
195178#8010–
195082#7590–
1949107#6670–
1948152#5390–
1947191#4860–
1946171#4930–
194595#6230–
194474#7280–
194371#7770–
194258#8650–
194137#1,0880–
194034#1,1530–
193941#1,0040–
193822#1,4680–
193729#1,2620–
193625#1,3520–
193528#1,2910–
193415#1,9150–
193327#1,3030–
193216#1,9070–
193112#2,3060–
193017#1,8800–
192914#2,1770–
192816#2,0330–
192711#2,6740–
19260–0–
19258#3,3470–
19240–0–
19238#3,4090–
19220–0–
19217#3,8050–
19208#3,4370–
19190–0–
19189#3,0620–
19170–0–
19166#3,8150–
19156#3,7530–
19145#3,6610–
19130–0–
19120–0–
19110–0–
19106#1,5550–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Rod reached #344 in 1965. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Rod

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.