The first name Tod
A boy’s name.
1 syllable Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Tod last appeared in the official list in 2022, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 1996, with 3 births (#2,863).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Tod with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Tod at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 5 boys born in the United States were named Tod, the 13,703rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1962, when 568 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Tod
7 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Tod BrowningAmerican film actor and director (1880–1962)
- Tod AndrewsAmerican actor (1914-1972)
- Tod D. WoltersAmerican Air Force general, born 1960
- Tod BrownBishop of Orange in California, 1936–2023
- Tod Robinson CaldwellAmerican politician (1818–1874)
- Tod MurphyAmerican basketball player (born 1963)
- Kip WilliamsAmerican director, producer and screenwriter, born 1968
Questions
- How popular is the name Tod?
- In 2022, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Tod, ranking 4,789th. Its peak was 1996, with 3 births.
- Is Tod a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 7,707 US babies named Tod since 1880 were boys.
- When was Tod most popular?
- 1962 in the United States, when 568 babies were named Tod, its highest rank at 331st.