The first name Todd

In 2025, 17 boys were named Todd, making it the 1,538th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 159 births (#202).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Todd with other names.

In 2025, 105 boys born in the United States were named Todd, the 1,618th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1964, when 15,350 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.

• Todd Phillips
  American filmmaker (born 1970)
• Todd Haynes
  American film director and screenwriter (born 1961)
• Todd Woodbridge
  Australian tennis player, born 1971
• Todd Graff
  American actor, writer and director, born 1959
• Todd Howard
  American video game designer, director, and producer (born 1970)
• Todd McFarlane
  Canadian artist and entrepreneur (born 1961)
• Todd Rundgren
  American musician, songwriter, and record producer, born 1948
• Todd Martin
  American tennis player, born 1970
• Todd Field
  American actor and filmmaker (born 1964)
• Todd Solondz
  American filmmaker (born 1959)
• Todd Cantwell
  English association football player, born 1998
• Todd Boehly
  American businessman and investor, born 1973

How popular is the name Todd?

In 2025, 17 boys born in England and Wales were named Todd, ranking 1,538th. Its peak was 1996, with 159 births.

Is Todd a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 283,390 US babies named Todd since 1880 were boys.

When was Todd most popular?

1964 in the United States, when 15,350 babies were named Todd, its highest rank at 28th.

How do you pronounce Todd?

Todd is /tɑd/, one syllable.

What are other spellings of Todd?

Tod.

Is Todd also a surname?

Yes. Todd is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.