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Tod

Tod was most popular in 1962, when 568 boys got the name. In 2025 it ranked number 13,703 for boys.

7,707babies since 1880
1962most popular year
#331best rank, 1962
#13,703rank in 2025

Babies named Tod each year in the US

Boys

2505007501,00018801900192019401960198020002020
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DecadeBoys
1910s17
1920s29
1930s72
1940s293
1950s1,451
1960s3,996
1970s1,140
1980s360
1990s219
2000s84
2010s36
2020s10

Tod in other countries

Out of every 10,000 boys born each year, how many were named Tod.

US England and Wales

1.32.53.851840186018801900192019401960198020002020
CountryTop yearAt peak2025 rank
US 1962 1 in 3,642 #13,703
England and Wales 1995 1 in 13,585 n/a

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Where the counts come from: the US from Social Security card records from 1880 (names given to at least 5 babies in a year; years before about 1937 count fewer people, because the cards started then), and before 1880 from Douglas Galbi's tables of a census sample. England and Wales from the Office for National Statistics from 1996, and before that from Stephen Bush's study of local birth records, a sample of about 120,000 births a year (CC BY 4.0). Scotland from National Records of Scotland. Northern Ireland from NISRA. France from INSEE, first names and last names. Italy from ISTAT (CC BY 4.0), the top 50 names a year. Berlin from the city's open data (CC BY 3.0 DE), counting only the first of a child's names. UK figures are Crown copyright, used under the Open Government Licence. US last names from the 2020 census, and before 1850 from the 1790 census. Irish last names from Robert Matheson's report on the births of 1890. Italian last names from the City of Florence (CC BY 4.0). Norwegian last names from Statistics Norway (CC BY 4.0).

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