# Rhoda (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/rhoda/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “woman from rhodes”, “rose” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹoʊ.də/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 26,069 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 12 / 26,057 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 187, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ῥόδη (Rhódē, “woman from Rhodes”) or ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”).

## What it means

Rhoda is grouped under rose.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 32 | 4,553 |
| 2012 | 33 | 4,467 |
| 2013 | 38 | 3,988 |
| 2014 | 41 | 3,766 |
| 2015 | 48 | 3,381 |
| 2016 | 52 | 3,175 |
| 2017 | 43 | 3,613 |
| 2018 | 47 | 3,386 |
| 2019 | 46 | 3,437 |
| 2020 | 46 | 3,382 |
| 2021 | 57 | 2,955 |
| 2022 | 51 | 3,206 |
| 2023 | 48 | 3,375 |
| 2024 | 59 | 2,850 |
| 2025 | 47 | 3,338 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 7 | 919 |
| 1927 | 5 | 4,684 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 | 3,156 |
| 2011 | 6 | 3,549 |
| 2012 | 7 | 3,285 |
| 2013 | 7 | 3,160 |
| 2014 | 8 | 2,862 |
| 2015 | 10 | 2,496 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4,763 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3,985 |
| 2019 | 5 | 4,001 |
| 2020 | 9 | 2,615 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5,581 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2,888 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3,598 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4,843 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2,788 |

## People named Rhoda

- Rhoda Griffis, American actress
- Rhoda Scott, American musician
- Rhoda Williams, American actress (1930-2006)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.