Todd
Todd was the 1618th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 105 babies. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 28th with 15,350 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 642 places. More babies were named Todd in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning fox · English
Say it TAHD /tɑd/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,618 boys, down 205 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 105boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196415,350 babies
- Total since 1880
- 283,390babies recorded
What does the name Todd mean?
Todd is an English and Scottish surname from Middle English tod 'fox', first a nickname for a cunning person or a name for a fox hunter, as Wiktionary notes. The word survives in northern English dialects. As a first name it became popular in the US in the 1960s.
tod (Middle English, “fox”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Tod.
See also: English names, names that mean an animal.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Todd', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'tod' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Todd popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 1,060 since 1953.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,618 | 105 |
| 2020 | #1,413 | 123 |
| 2010 | #814 | 264 |
| 2000 | #425 | 583 |
| 1990 | #159 | 1,976 |
| 1980 | #75 | 4,128 |
| 1970 | #28 | 14,426 |
| 1960 | #71 | 5,752 |
| 1950 | #272 | 593 |
| 1940 | #641 | 88 |
| 1930 | #1,396 | 28 |
| 1920 | #1,500 | 26 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | #1,151 | 7 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Todd, counting every spelling?
Todd is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,475 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,618 for Todd on its own. Together these spellings went to 110 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd | 105 | #1,618 | 563 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Todd?
105 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Todd (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Todd born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 80 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Todd.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Todd?
About 239,500 people born in the US named Todd are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 49 and 61. That makes Todd a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Todd by state
How common Todd was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (3.5×), Missouri (2.3×), Pennsylvania (2.0×), Michigan (1.6×). In 34 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Todd: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Todd, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Todd · Sibling names for Todd
Questions about the name Todd
What does Todd mean?
Todd means “fox” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Todd?
Todd was the 1618th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 105 babies. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 28th with 15,350 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 642 places. More babies were named Todd in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Todd a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Todd in the US.
Where is Todd most popular?
In 2021–2025, Todd was most common in Utah (0.23 per 1,000 boys), followed by Missouri and Pennsylvania.