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Roda

Gender
Girl
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Roda is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

Where does Roda come from?

Either a variant of Greek Rhoda 'rose' or a spelling of Arabic Rawda 'garden'

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

Roda is a girls' name.

How popular is Roda in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 7 girls.

2002Busiest: 7 in 20042020
Roda in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20203#5,734
20190–
20180–
20174#4,967
20160–
20150–
20140–
20133#6,003
20120–
20113#6,007
20104#4,931
20090–
20080–
20073#5,415
20060–
20054#4,150
20047#2,669
20034#3,768
20025#3,047

Names like Roda

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Roda: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/roda, updated 20 October 2026.