Boys' name · peaked in 1968
Todd name popularity since 1925
283,111 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Todd. Half of them were born in 1969 or earlier, so the typical Todd is about 57 years old in 2026. Todd peaked in 1968 as the #28 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 283,111
- Named Todd, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,618 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 1,060 girls · 282,051 boys
- Most popular in
- South Dakota
- 2.89× its national share
Peak year is the year Todd made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Todd births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1964. Measured as a share of all babies, Todd peaked in 1968.
- Fastest rise: Between 1957 and 1962, Todd became 5.5× more common, from 1 in 897 baby boys to 1 in 162.
- Steepest fall: Between 1975 and 1980, its share of baby boys fell by 49%, from 1 in 218 to 1 in 432.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Todd's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Todd.
Decade by decade
Babies named Todd in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 102 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 398 | #1,076 |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,169 | #468 |
| 1950s | 49 | 18,569 | #173 |
| 1960s | 410 | 128,741 | #30 |
| 1970s | 386 | 83,319 | #43 |
| 1980s | 198 | 30,325 | #99 |
| 1990s | 17 | 11,614 | #271 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,122 | #583 |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,006 | #976 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 686 | #1,618 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
56.0% of babies named Todd from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Todd is most popular
The index compares Todd's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Todd.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | 2.89× | 2,601 |
| North Dakota | 2.60× | 2,321 |
| Wisconsin | 2.44× | 13,577 |
| Minnesota | 2.39× | 12,332 |
| Iowa | 2.33× | 8,366 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Todd and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Todd (this page) | 282,051 | 1968 |
| Tod | 7,674 | 1963 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Todd's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Todd.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Todd (1968).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data