Rhoda
#3,296 for girls in 2025, 47 births · Last seen for boys in 1927 at #4,210
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 84 births
- Debut · girls
- 73 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 26,057since 1880
Rhoda over time
Rank among girls' names. Rhoda has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | #3,296 | 47 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,819 | 59 | — | |
| 2023 | #3,329 | 48 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,171 | 51 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,929 | 57 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,338 | 46 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,388 | 46 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,346 | 47 | — | |
| 2017 | #3,552 | 43 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,139 | 52 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,346 | 48 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,719 | 41 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,918 | 38 | — | |
| 2012 | #4,387 | 33 | — | |
| 2011 | #4,466 | 32 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,256 | 50 | — | |
| 2009 | #4,269 | 35 | — | |
| 2008 | #3,710 | 43 | — | |
| 2007 | #4,475 | 33 | — | |
| 2006 | #4,073 | 36 | — | |
| 2005 | #3,876 | 37 | — | |
| 2004 | #3,333 | 45 | — | |
| 2003 | #3,946 | 34 | — | |
| 2002 | #3,654 | 36 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,417 | 39 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,271 | 41 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,099 | 42 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,015 | 42 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,556 | 50 | — | |
| 1996 | #3,028 | 39 | — | |
| 1995 | #3,285 | 34 | — | |
| 1994 | #3,615 | 30 | — | |
| 1993 | #3,158 | 36 | — | |
| 1992 | #3,091 | 37 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,242 | 58 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,492 | 48 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,658 | 42 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,931 | 35 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,972 | 32 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,025 | 53 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,137 | 49 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,945 | 53 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,097 | 47 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,900 | 56 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,674 | 68 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,552 | 75 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,530 | 76 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,434 | 80 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,257 | 95 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,066 | 115 | — | |
| 1975 | #774 | 182 | — | |
| 1974 | #825 | 162 | — | |
| 1973 | #929 | 132 | — | |
| 1972 | #949 | 128 | — | |
| 1971 | #980 | 129 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,052 | 116 | — | |
| 1969 | #923 | 132 | — | |
| 1968 | #855 | 143 | — | |
| 1967 | #779 | 161 | — | |
| 1966 | #621 | 234 | — | |
| 1965 | #653 | 226 | — | |
| 1964 | #695 | 220 | — | |
| 1963 | #749 | 189 | — | |
| 1962 | #772 | 181 | — | |
| 1961 | #712 | 212 | — | |
| 1960 | #675 | 227 | — | |
| 1959 | #616 | 259 | — | |
| 1958 | #612 | 264 | — | |
| 1957 | #504 | 356 | — | |
| 1956 | #615 | 241 | — | |
| 1955 | #596 | 239 | — | |
| 1954 | #592 | 233 | — | |
| 1953 | #549 | 253 | — | |
| 1952 | #569 | 230 | — | |
| 1951 | #512 | 262 | — | |
| 1950 | #484 | 278 | — | |
| 1949 | #487 | 271 | — | |
| 1948 | #521 | 251 | — | |
| 1947 | #485 | 287 | — | |
| 1946 | #479 | 271 | — | |
| 1945 | #478 | 227 | — | |
| 1944 | #432 | 276 | — | |
| 1943 | #420 | 306 | — | |
| 1942 | #392 | 331 | — | |
| 1941 | #403 | 284 | — | |
| 1940 | #371 | 315 | — | |
| 1939 | #340 | 348 | — | |
| 1938 | #333 | 360 | — | |
| 1937 | #343 | 341 | — | |
| 1936 | #312 | 376 | — | |
| 1935 | #306 | 405 | — | |
| 1934 | #303 | 425 | — | |
| 1933 | #321 | 378 | — | |
| 1932 | #308 | 420 | — | |
| 1931 | #283 | 486 | — | |
| 1930 | #297 | 497 | — | |
| 1929 | #299 | 483 | — | |
| 1928 | #297 | 504 | — | |
| 1927 | #314 | 455 | #4,210 | 5 |
| 1926 | #282 | 547 | — | |
| 1925 | #297 | 514 | — | |
| 1924 | #297 | 503 | — | |
| 1923 | #308 | 436 | — | |
| 1922 | #297 | 463 | — | |
| 1921 | #313 | 430 | — | |
| 1920 | #318 | 421 | — | |
| 1919 | #308 | 420 | — | |
| 1918 | #306 | 433 | — | |
| 1917 | #335 | 345 | — | |
| 1916 | #308 | 385 | — | |
| 1915 | #296 | 385 | — | |
| 1914 | #323 | 266 | — | |
| 1913 | #350 | 189 | — | |
| 1912 | #329 | 189 | — | |
| 1911 | #311 | 161 | — | |
| 1910 | #296 | 170 | — | |
| 1909 | #314 | 136 | — | |
| 1908 | #340 | 108 | — | |
| 1907 | #298 | 138 | — | |
| 1906 | #289 | 132 | — | |
| 1905 | #274 | 145 | — | |
| 1904 | #299 | 116 | — | |
| 1903 | #285 | 122 | — | |
| 1902 | #254 | 152 | — | |
| 1901 | #260 | 125 | — | |
| 1900 | #266 | 151 | — | |
| 1899 | #249 | 127 | — | |
| 1898 | #242 | 148 | — | |
| 1897 | #253 | 127 | #852 | 7 |
| 1896 | #245 | 130 | — | |
| 1895 | #236 | 136 | — | |
| 1894 | #228 | 136 | — | |
| 1893 | #224 | 136 | — | |
| 1892 | #218 | 140 | — | |
| 1891 | #194 | 138 | — | |
| 1890 | #201 | 138 | — | |
| 1889 | #187 | 148 | — | |
| 1888 | #196 | 130 | — | |
| 1887 | #197 | 104 | — | |
| 1886 | #189 | 114 | — | |
| 1885 | #180 | 106 | — | |
| 1884 | #191 | 93 | — | |
| 1883 | #171 | 93 | — | |
| 1882 | #178 | 79 | — | |
| 1881 | #159 | 84 | — | |
| 1880 | #175 | 73 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Rhoda was already there! It came in at #175, and was given to 73 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1992–1996, when fewer than 40 girls a year got the name.
Where Rhoda is popular in 1927
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New York#121 · 1 in 579
- Massachusetts#187 · 1 in 1,637
- New Jersey#189 · 1 in 1,553
- Washington#193 · 1 in 1,334
- Connecticut#216 · 1 in 1,992
Best ever in a state: #67 in Utah, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #121 | 174 | 1 in 579 |
| Massachusetts | #187 | 21 | 1 in 1,637 |
| New Jersey | #189 | 20 | 1 in 1,553 |
| Washington | #193 | 7 | 1 in 1,334 |
| Connecticut | #216 | 6 | 1 in 1,992 |
| Pennsylvania | #224 | 42 | 1 in 2,188 |
| Maryland | #236 | 7 | 1 in 1,985 |
| Wisconsin | #292 | 8 | 1 in 3,053 |
| Minnesota | #308 | 7 | 1 in 3,003 |
| Illinois | #314 | 18 | 1 in 3,284 |
| Ohio | #327 | 15 | 1 in 3,665 |
| Kentucky | #329 | 11 | 1 in 2,669 |
| Michigan | #330 | 11 | 1 in 3,807 |
| West Virginia | #346 | 7 | 1 in 2,909 |
| California | #366 | 12 | 1 in 3,065 |
| Missouri | #405 | 7 | 1 in 4,311 |
| North Carolina | #443 | 7 | 1 in 5,594 |
| Tennessee | #473 | 5 | 1 in 5,589 |
| Alabama | #489 | 6 | 1 in 5,502 |
| Texas | #850 | 6 | 1 in 10,096 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Rhoda
- 477 spots since 2024 (#2,819 → #3,296)
- 42 spots since 2020 (#3,338 → #3,296)
- 50 spots since 2015 (#3,346 → #3,296)
- Biggest jump: 111 spots in 1957 (#615 → #504)
- Biggest drop: 292 spots in 1976 (#774 → #1,066)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #159 (84 births)
- Births halved by 1987, 106 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 95 yrs · run 1880–1969
- Highest: 1 in 1,095 girls born in 1881 were named Rhoda (0.09%)
- Latest: 1 in 34,197 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 18.3% of all girls named Rhoda (4,756) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,024 | #159 (1881) | #182 |
| 1890s | 1,356 | #194 (1891) | #229 |
| 1900s | 1,325 | #254 (1902) | #288 |
| 1910s | 2,943 | #296 (1915) | #316 |
| 1920s | 4,756 | #282 (1926) | #302 |
| 1930s | 4,036 | #283 (1931) | #315 |
| 1940s | 2,819 | #371 (1940) | #447 |
| 1950s | 2,615 | #484 (1950) | #565 |
| 1960s | 1,925 | #621 (1966) | #743 |
| 1970s | 1,215 | #774 (1975) | #1,080 |
| 1980s | 510 | #1,552 (1980) | #2,189 |
| 1990s | 416 | #2,242 (1991) | #2,958 |
| 2000s | 379 | #3,271 (2000) | #3,802 |
| 2010s | 430 | #3,139 (2016) | #3,652 |
| 2020s | 308 | #2,819 (2024) | #3,147 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Rhoda in 1927
Top girls' names in 1927
Top boys' names in 1927
More about 1927
girls
1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 2,621 of them was named Rhoda, which outranked 94.4% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 225,383 of them was named Rhoda, which outranked 12.3% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 592 names at #4,210; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.