Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Rhodes

Gender Unisex · 7% girls Rank 2025 #575 Trend ↑ Rising 343%

From French Rhodes, from Latin Rhodus, from Ancient Greek Ῥόδος (Rhódos), of uncertain etymology.

Rank 2025
#575
among boys · ↑40 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
557
named Rhodes · +10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,343
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
557 babies
All-time total
2,960
#2,696 all-time among boys
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Rhodes popularity over time

2,960 babies have been named Rhodes since 1915, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 23 23 2 – #3,132
1920s – 54 54 5 +135% #3,443
1930s – 35 35 4 -35% #2,911
1940s – 11 11 1 -69% #3,373
1950s – 6 6 1 -45% #3,644
1960s – 5 5 1 -17% #4,536
1970s – 7 7 1 +40% #4,150
1980s – – – – – –
1990s – 27 27 3 – #6,976
2000s – 86 86 9 +219% #4,671
2010s 40 554 594 59 +591% #1,572
2020s (to 2025) 179 1,933 2,112 352 +493% #575

Where Rhodes is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 652 0.38 #469
2027 803 0.47 #398
2028 958 0.56 #343
2029 1,113 0.65 #307
2030 1,264 0.74 #271

Where Rhodes is most popular

Boys named Rhodes per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.209 per 1,000. Strongest in Tennessee, South Carolina, and Colorado.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Rhodes born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Tennessee 89 0.493 +136%
South Carolina 45 0.435 +108%
Colorado 55 0.426 +104%
Minnesota 52 0.424 +102%
Iowa 28 0.406 +94%
Georgia 102 0.403 +92%
North Carolina 100 0.392 +87%
Utah 37 0.388 +85%
Kentucky 38 0.379 +81%
Oregon 28 0.369 +76%
Louisiana 35 0.342 +63%
Alabama 37 0.338 +62%
Maine 6 0.309 +48%
Rhode Island 5 0.307 +47%
South Dakota 5 0.269 +28%
Missouri 37 0.267 +28%
Oklahoma 22 0.249 +19%
Arkansas 15 0.237 +13%
New Hampshire 5 0.225 +8%
Texas 192 0.218 ≈ national
Mississippi 12 0.211 ≈ national
Michigan 42 0.205 ≈ national
Kansas 14 0.204 ≈ national
California 181 0.198 -5%
Washington 32 0.196 -7%
Indiana 29 0.181 -14%
Connecticut 12 0.177 -15%
Idaho 7 0.171 -18%
Pennsylvania 44 0.166 -21%
Wisconsin 19 0.160 -23%
Arizona 25 0.153 -27%
Massachusetts 20 0.145 -31%
Florida 68 0.144 -31%
Virginia 26 0.137 -35%
Illinois 33 0.129 -38%
Nebraska 5 0.115 -45%
Ohio 28 0.106 -50%
New York 40 0.092 -56%
Maryland 11 0.092 -56%
New Jersey 12 0.060 -72%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Rhodes

Rhodes is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #575 in 2025 with 511 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 2,960 American babies have been named Rhodes, about 93% boys and 7% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 557 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Rhodes stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rhodes?

The median living Rhodes is about 2 years old; half are between 1 and 6. An estimated 2,800 people named Rhodes are alive in the United States today.

median 2 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Rhodes year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 46 #3,376 511 #575
2024 42 #3,684 465 #615
2023 34 #4,262 376 #708
2022 28 #4,881 250 #927
2021 18 #6,625 206 #1,044
2020 11 #9,420 125 #1,395
2019 9 #11,205 107 #1,572
2018 13 #8,518 84 #1,817
2017 6 #15,545 73 #1,971
2016 5 #18,307 60 #2,251
2015 – – 63 #2,187
2014 7 #14,267 48 #2,571
2013 – – 42 #2,798
2012 – – 37 #3,102
2011 – – 18 #5,151
2010 – – 22 #4,487
2009 – – 15 #6,021
2008 – – 21 #4,671
2007 – – 12 #6,990
2006 – – 7 #10,420
2005 – – 13 #6,148
2004 – – 10 #7,405
2003 – – – –
2002 – – – –
2001 – – 8 #8,152
2000 – – – –
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – 7 #4,150
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – 5 #4,446
1925 – – 7 #3,669
1920 – – 5 #4,839
1915 – – 7 #3,334
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Rhodes, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Rhodes?

The median living Rhodes is about 2 years old. Half of all living Rhodess are between 1 and 6 years old.

How many people named Rhodes are alive today?

An estimated 2,800 people named Rhodes are alive in the United States, based on 2,960 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Rhodes mean?

From French Rhodes, from Latin Rhodus, from Ancient Greek Ῥόδος (Rhódos), of uncertain etymology.

How popular is the name Rhodes in 2025?

Rhodes ranked #575 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 511 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rhodes?

2,960 babies have been named Rhodes in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rhodes most popular?

Rhodes peaked in 2025, when 557 newborns received the name.

Is Rhodes a boy or girl name?

Rhodes is used for both: about 7% of babies named Rhodes have been girls and 93% boys.

Is the name Rhodes rising or falling?

Rhodes is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Rhodes become more popular?

Rhodes is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,264 boys named Rhodes in 2030, which would rank around #271. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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