Rod

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Rod first appears in the data in 1910 and has been recorded in 101 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1960 with 495 babies (rank #350 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Rod

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Rod yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

8,744

Total babies (all years)

101

Years in the data

495

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Rod

Rod Steigerfilm actor · b. 1925
Rod Lavertennis player · b. 1938
Rod Taylorfilm actor · b. 1930
Rod Blagojevichprosecutor · b. 1956
Rod Fanniassociation football player · b. 1981

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1910	6	#1,555
1914	5	#3,661
1915	6	#3,753
1916	6	#3,815
1918	9	#3,062
1920	8	#3,437
1921	7	#3,805
1923	8	#3,409
1925	8	#3,347
1927	11	#2,674
1928	16	#2,033
1929	14	#2,177
1930	17	#1,880
1931	12	#2,306
1932	16	#1,907
1933	27	#1,303
1934	15	#1,915
1935	28	#1,291
1936	25	#1,352
1937	29	#1,262
1938	22	#1,468
1939	41	#1,004
1940	34	#1,153
1941	37	#1,088
1942	58	#865
1943	71	#777
1944	74	#728
1945	95	#623
1946	171	#493
1947	191	#486
1948	152	#539
1949	107	#667
1950	82	#759
1951	78	#801
1952	93	#732
1953	109	#685
1954	141	#623
1955	156	#588
1956	212	#519
1957	324	#432
1958	349	#420
1959	482	#356
1960	495	#350
1961	419	#390
1962	425	#393
1963	405	#401
1964	367	#423
1965	494	#344
1966	352	#402
1967	335	#418
1968	233	#496
1969	220	#530
1970	193	#581
1971	155	#663
1972	121	#726
1973	82	#883
1974	80	#910
1975	78	#931
1976	58	#1,120
1977	59	#1,138
1978	47	#1,347
1979	50	#1,314
1980	40	#1,540
1981	34	#1,720
1982	26	#2,100
1983	35	#1,681
1984	35	#1,684
1985	28	#2,057
1986	29	#2,047
1987	26	#2,260
1988	35	#1,903
1989	28	#2,400
1990	36	#2,076
1991	17	#3,600
1992	31	#2,400
1993	23	#3,016
1994	25	#2,925
1995	26	#2,833
1996	15	#4,349
1997	23	#3,245
1998	17	#4,161
1999	16	#4,496
2000	18	#4,346
2001	13	#5,610
2002	11	#6,433
2003	16	#4,992
2004	8	#8,755
2005	10	#7,540
2006	12	#6,823
2007	13	#6,535
2008	7	#10,786
2009	5	#14,069
2010	6	#11,892
2011	7	#10,545
2012	8	#9,525
2013	9	#8,628
2014	5	#13,649
2015	6	#11,806
2016	11	#7,503
2021	7	#10,562
2023	7	#10,573