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

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Peak · girls
1881 · 84 births
Debut · girls
73 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
26,057
since 1880

Rhoda over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Rhoda has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201943peak #159, 1881girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,29647—
2024#2,81959—
2023#3,32948—
2022#3,17151—
2021#2,92957—
2020#3,33846—
2019#3,38846—
2018#3,34647—
2017#3,55243—
2016#3,13952—
2015#3,34648—
2014#3,71941—
2013#3,91838—
2012#4,38733—
2011#4,46632—
2010#3,25650—
2009#4,26935—
2008#3,71043—
2007#4,47533—
2006#4,07336—
2005#3,87637—
2004#3,33345—
2003#3,94634—
2002#3,65436—
2001#3,41739—
2000#3,27141—
1999#3,09942—
1998#3,01542—
1997#2,55650—
1996#3,02839—
1995#3,28534—
1994#3,61530—
1993#3,15836—
1992#3,09137—
1991#2,24258—
1990#2,49248—
1989#2,65842—
1988#2,93135—
1987#2,97232—
1986#2,02553—
1985#2,13749—
1984#1,94553—
1983#2,09747—
1982#1,90056—
1981#1,67468—
1980#1,55275—
1979#1,53076—
1978#1,43480—
1977#1,25795—
1976#1,066115—
1975#774182—
1974#825162—
1973#929132—
1972#949128—
1971#980129—
1970#1,052116—
1969#923132—
1968#855143—
1967#779161—
1966#621234—
1965#653226—
1964#695220—
1963#749189—
1962#772181—
1961#712212—
1960#675227—
1959#616259—
1958#612264—
1957#504356—
1956#615241—
1955#596239—
1954#592233—
1953#549253—
1952#569230—
1951#512262—
1950#484278—
1949#487271—
1948#521251—
1947#485287—
1946#479271—
1945#478227—
1944#432276—
1943#420306—
1942#392331—
1941#403284—
1940#371315—
1939#340348—
1938#333360—
1937#343341—
1936#312376—
1935#306405—
1934#303425—
1933#321378—
1932#308420—
1931#283486—
1930#297497—
1929#299483—
1928#297504—
1927#314455#4,2105
1926#282547—
1925#297514—
1924#297503—
1923#308436—
1922#297463—
1921#313430—
1920#318421—
1919#308420—
1918#306433—
1917#335345—
1916#308385—
1915#296385—
1914#323266—
1913#350189—
1912#329189—
1911#311161—
1910#296170—
1909#314136—
1908#340108—
1907#298138—
1906#289132—
1905#274145—
1904#299116—
1903#285122—
1902#254152—
1901#260125—
1900#266151—
1899#249127—
1898#242148—
1897#253127#8527
1896#245130—
1895#236136—
1894#228136—
1893#224136—
1892#218140—
1891#194138—
1890#201138—
1889#187148—
1888#196130—
1887#197104—
1886#189114—
1885#180106—
1884#19193—
1883#17193—
1882#17879—
1881#15984—
1880#17573—
First appearance
1880

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 1943

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedAKMaine: #206 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,540 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedNHWashington: #366 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,712 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #315 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,592 girlsMNIllinois: #320 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,505 girlsILWisconsin: #328 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,707 girlsWIMichigan: #575 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 11,272 girlsMINew York: #230 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 1,788 girlsNYMassachusetts: #256 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,235 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedIAIndiana: #374 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,648 girlsINOhio: #419 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,493 girlsOHPennsylvania: #266 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,652 girlsPANew Jersey: #307 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,616 girlsNJConnecticut: #217 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,044 girlsCTCalifornia: #538 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 6,498 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #470 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,581 girlsMOKentucky: #470 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,792 girlsKYWest Virginia: #329 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,246 girlsWVVirginia: #404 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,054 girlsVAMaryland: #308 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,143 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedARTennessee: #471 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,419 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #537 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,612 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedHITexas: #663 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 7,434 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Rhoda, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maine#206 · 1 in 1,540
  2. Connecticut#217 · 1 in 2,044
  3. New York#230 · 1 in 1,788
  4. Massachusetts#256 · 1 in 3,235
  5. Pennsylvania#266 · 1 in 2,652

Best ever in a state: #67 in Utah, 1911.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#20651 in 1,540
Connecticut#21781 in 2,044
New York#230641 in 1,788
Massachusetts#256121 in 3,235
Pennsylvania#266341 in 2,652
New Jersey#307101 in 3,616
Maryland#30861 in 3,143
Minnesota#31571 in 3,592
Illinois#320201 in 3,505
Wisconsin#32861 in 4,707
West Virginia#32961 in 3,246
Washington#36651 in 3,712
Indiana#37471 in 4,648
Virginia#40461 in 5,054
Ohio#419101 in 6,493
Kentucky#47051 in 5,792
Missouri#47051 in 6,581
Tennessee#47151 in 6,419
North Carolina#53751 in 8,612
California#538121 in 6,498
Michigan#57551 in 11,272
Texas#663101 in 7,434
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1881 at #159 (84 births)
  • Births halved by 1987, 106 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 95 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 95 yrs · run 1880–1969
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,095
  • 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%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 18.3% of all girls named Rhoda (4,756) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,024#159 (1881)#182
1890s1,356#194 (1891)#229
1900s1,325#254 (1902)#288
1910s2,943#296 (1915)#316
1920s4,756#282 (1926)#302
1930s4,036#283 (1931)#315
1940s2,819#371 (1940)#447
1950s2,615#484 (1950)#565
1960s1,925#621 (1966)#743
1970s1,215#774 (1975)#1,080
1980s510#1,552 (1980)#2,189
1990s416#2,242 (1991)#2,958
2000s379#3,271 (2000)#3,802
2010s430#3,139 (2016)#3,652
2020s308#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 1943

girls
#420
306 births · 1 in 4,560 girls

Top girls' names in 1943

  1. #1Mary66,174
  2. #2Barbara43,432
  3. #3Patricia39,620
  4. #4Linda38,439
  5. #5Carol31,686
  6. #6Sandra25,990
  7. #7Judith25,214
  8. #8Sharon24,712
  9. #9Nancy23,988
  10. #10Betty21,596
  11. #420Rhoda306
More about 1943

girls

1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 4,560 of them was named Rhoda, which outranked 92.2% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rhoda
  1. #415Robbie309
  2. #418Eugenia308
  3. #418Leah308
  4. #420Rhoda306
  5. #420Delia306
  6. #422Margarita302
  7. #423Corinne300
  8. #423Fern300

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 878Tana#1,559 → #681
  2. ↑ 754Rozanne#1,706 → #952
  3. ↑ 722Cheryle#1,592 → #870
  4. ↑ 596Tena#1,592 → #996
  5. ↑ 525Alexis#1,349 → #824
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Florida#997 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 467Jerilynn#581 → #1,048
  3. ↓ 364Lorelei#864 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 308Kaaren#536 → #844
  5. ↓ 305Erna#864 → #1,169

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1943 →