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Todd

Boys' name · Late 20th-century

Living in the US
~246,200 survival-weighted estimate
2025 rank
#1,609 among boys
Births in 2025
105 283,390 since 1880
Typical age
56 years, median

Todd popularity over time

Todd rank by birth year, 1881–2025Todd ranked #706 in 1881 and #1,609 in 2025. Its best rank in the period was #28, in 1964.#100#1,000#1,609best #28 in 196418901920195019802010
Rank among US baby names by birth year, 1881–2025. Lower is more popular; the scale is logarithmic so the top of the chart is not compressed.

Todd was used most in 1964, when 15,397 babies were given the name. 1881 is the earliest year with at least five recorded births. Across the record, 27 years put Todd in the top 100.

As of 2025 the name sits at #1,609, with 105 births that year. Compared with 2015, births are down 50%. It slipped 20 places against the previous year.

Babies named Todd per yearPeaks at 15,397 births in 1964.15,397 in 1964018901920195019802010
Recorded US births by year. The peak is labelled; the axis starts at zero.

How many people are named Todd?

About 246,200 people named Todd are alive in the United States today. SSA has recorded 283,390 births under the name since 1880.

This is a survival-weighted estimate, not a headcount: every recorded birth year is multiplied by the chance someone born that year is still alive, using the SSA period life table. How the estimate works.

How old is the average Todd?

The typical living Todd is 56 years old. Most living bearers were born in the 1960s. By the site’s era rules that makes Todd a late 20th-century name.

Your Todd

Ages of living people named ToddHalf of living Todds are older than 56 and half younger.median 56020406080100
Estimated living bearers by age today. Each bar is a birth year, weighted by the chance someone born then is still alive.

Where Todd is most common

Relative to births, Utah carries 2.8× the national share of Todds. Pennsylvania, Michigan and Ohio follow.

Where Todd is used more than average4 states use the name Todd more than the national average.Alaska: not over-representedAKMaine: not over-representedMEVermont: not over-representedVTNew Hampshire: not over-representedNHWashington: not over-representedWAIdaho: not over-representedIDMontana: not over-representedMTNorth Dakota: not over-representedNDMinnesota: not over-representedMNIllinois: not over-representedILWisconsin: not over-representedWIMichigan: 1.7× the national rateMINew York: not over-representedNYOregon: not over-representedORNevada: not over-representedNVWyoming: not over-representedWYSouth Dakota: not over-representedSDIowa: not over-representedIAIndiana: not over-representedINOhio: 1.4× the national rateOHPennsylvania: 2.0× the national ratePANew Jersey: not over-representedNJConnecticut: not over-representedCTRhode Island: not over-representedRICalifornia: not over-representedCAUtah: 2.8× the national rateUTColorado: not over-representedCONebraska: not over-representedNEMissouri: not over-representedMOKentucky: not over-representedKYWest Virginia: not over-representedWVVirginia: not over-representedVAMaryland: not over-representedMDDelaware: not over-representedDEMassachusetts: not over-representedMAArizona: not over-representedAZNew Mexico: not over-representedNMKansas: not over-representedKSArkansas: not over-representedARTennessee: not over-representedTNNorth Carolina: not over-representedNCSouth Carolina: not over-representedSCDistrict of Columbia: not over-representedDCOklahoma: not over-representedOKLouisiana: not over-representedLAMississippi: not over-representedMSAlabama: not over-representedALGeorgia: not over-representedGAHawaii: not over-representedHITexas: not over-representedTXFlorida: not over-representedFL
Same as national3× or more
Location quotient, 2016–2025. Shaded states use the name more than the country does, relative to their own births. Exact figures are in the table below.
States where Todd is over-represented, 2016–2025. The location quotient compares the state's share of the name with the national share.
StateBirthsvs national rate
Utah 40 2.8×
Pennsylvania 82 2.0×
Michigan 53 1.7×
Ohio 59 1.4×

Todd in England and Wales

In England and Wales, Todd ranked #1,538 in 2025 on 17 births.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts below three are suppressed by ONS.

Where the name Todd comes from

English Wiktionary: given name from surnames.

Notable people named Todd

Ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article about them — a measure of reach, not of importance.
NameKnown forYearsEditions
Todd Phillips American filmmaker 1970 52
Todd Haynes American film director and screenwriter 1961 39
Todd Woodbridge Australian tennis player 1971 37
Todd Graff American actor, writer and director 1959 32
Todd Howard American video game designer, director, and producer 1970 31
Todd McFarlane Canadian artist and entrepreneur 1961 29
Todd Young United States Senator from Indiana 1972 28
Todd Martin American tennis player 1970 27
Photo credits (6)

The sharpest rise. Births under this name jumped from 5,767 in 1960 to 9,780 in 1961 — 1.7 times over in a single year.

Birth records contain the rise and nothing about its cause. This site does not supply one.

People and dates from Wikidata (CC0), limited to those with an English Wikipedia article who are known by this name as their first name.

Names similar to Todd

Matched by sound and spelling inside this dataset, then ordered by total recorded births. This is not a claim about shared etymology.

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