Todd
An English surname, from a dialect word for a fox.
1964peak year
No. 28best rank (1964)
283,390babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Todd first shows up in the national records in 1881. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1959 to 1985. Its biggest year was 1964, when 15,350 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 28 nationally. All told, 283,390 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Tod (7,707) (total births since 1880)
Explore Todd interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18 | No. 706 |
| 1900s | 23 | No. 1009 |
| 1910s | 112 | No. 1290 |
| 1920s | 228 | No. 1173 |
| 1930s | 398 | No. 726 |
| 1940s | 2,169 | No. 316 |
| 1950s | 18,569 | No. 99 |
| 1960s | 128,741 | No. 28 |
| 1970s | 83,319 | No. 28 |
| 1980s | 30,325 | No. 74 |
| 1990s | 11,614 | No. 159 |
| 2000s | 4,122 | No. 423 |
| 2010s | 2,006 | No. 810 |
| 2020s | 686 | No. 1408 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.