Boy nameCurrently #1,596 in the USFalling
Todd
TOD//tɒd//
1 syllablePeak year: 19644 lettersStarts with T
Meaning & origin
Fox
Todd comes from an English dialect word for fox, originally a nickname turned surname before becoming a given name. Short and plain, it was a popular mid-20th-century choice.
Todd's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Todd |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 7 |
| 1882 | 6 |
| 1887 | 5 |
| 1900 | 7 |
| 1903 | 6 |
| 1904 | 5 |
| 1907 | 5 |
| 1911 | 8 |
| 1913 | 10 |
| 1914 | 10 |
| 1915 | 19 |
| 1916 | 20 |
| 1917 | 21 |
| 1918 | 15 |
| 1919 | 9 |
| 1920 | 26 |
| 1921 | 29 |
| 1922 | 16 |
| 1923 | 22 |
| 1924 | 33 |
| 1925 | 20 |
| 1926 | 21 |
| 1927 | 11 |
| 1928 | 15 |
| 1929 | 35 |
| 1930 | 28 |
| 1931 | 18 |
| 1932 | 27 |
| 1933 | 27 |
| 1934 | 32 |
| 1935 | 37 |
| 1936 | 42 |
| 1937 | 51 |
| 1938 | 68 |
| 1939 | 68 |
| 1940 | 88 |
| 1941 | 99 |
| 1942 | 134 |
| 1943 | 161 |
| 1944 | 176 |
| 1945 | 163 |
| 1946 | 237 |
| 1947 | 304 |
| 1948 | 346 |
| 1949 | 461 |
| 1950 | 593 |
| 1951 | 796 |
| 1952 | 960 |
| 1953 | 1,107 |
| 1954 | 1,291 |
| 1955 | 1,621 |
| 1956 | 2,013 |
| 1957 | 2,414 |
| 1958 | 3,480 |
| 1959 | 4,343 |
| 1960 | 5,765 |
| 1961 | 9,783 |
| 1962 | 12,782 |
| 1963 | 14,821 |
| 1964 | 15,396 |
| 1965 | 13,977 |
| 1966 | 13,602 |
| 1967 | 13,502 |
| 1968 | 14,722 |
| 1969 | 14,804 |
| 1970 | 14,473 |
| 1971 | 12,096 |
| 1972 | 10,021 |
| 1973 | 8,731 |
| 1974 | 7,887 |
| 1975 | 7,184 |
| 1976 | 6,477 |
| 1977 | 6,304 |
| 1978 | 5,526 |
| 1979 | 5,012 |
| 1980 | 4,153 |
| 1981 | 3,981 |
| 1982 | 3,632 |
| 1983 | 3,357 |
| 1984 | 3,119 |
| 1985 | 2,958 |
| 1986 | 2,596 |
| 1987 | 2,374 |
| 1988 | 2,221 |
| 1989 | 2,135 |
| 1990 | 1,983 |
| 1991 | 1,743 |
| 1992 | 1,425 |
| 1993 | 1,238 |
| 1994 | 1,146 |
| 1995 | 1,028 |
| 1996 | 890 |
| 1997 | 843 |
| 1998 | 708 |
| 1999 | 627 |
| 2000 | 583 |
| 2001 | 530 |
| 2002 | 510 |
| 2003 | 466 |
| 2004 | 441 |
| 2005 | 390 |
| 2006 | 354 |
| 2007 | 326 |
| 2008 | 287 |
| 2009 | 235 |
| 2010 | 264 |
| 2011 | 244 |
| 2012 | 237 |
| 2013 | 207 |
| 2014 | 180 |
| 2015 | 212 |
| 2016 | 185 |
| 2017 | 161 |
| 2018 | 158 |
| 2019 | 157 |
| 2020 | 123 |
| 2021 | 114 |
| 2022 | 123 |
| 2023 | 112 |
| 2024 | 108 |
Todd through the decades
- Todd peaked in 1964, when 15,396 babies were named Todd in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Todd has fallen 47% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Todd currently ranks #1,596 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Todd
Variants & spellings
Tod