Tod
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TAHD
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #12,003 for boys
Tod is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “fox”. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Tod mean?
English: variant of Todd, from Middle English tod
“fox”
A variant of Todd; Tod Browning directed the classic 1931 horror film Dracula.
Is Tod a girl's or a boy's name?
Tod is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tod in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 4 boys.
Tod in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 2 | #3,878 |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Tod in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12,003among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Tod, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1962, with 568 boys. It first appears in the records in 1915.
Half of all the boys named Tod in the US since 1880 were born between 1960 and 1969, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tod in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 20 | #3,593 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,054 |
| 1996 | 26 | #2,833 |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,186 |
| 1994 | 30 | #2,497 |
| 1993 | 24 | #2,859 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 22 | #2,909 |
| 1990 | 32 | #2,209 |
| 1989 | 33 | #2,100 |
| 1988 | 30 | #2,085 |
| 1987 | 28 | #2,111 |
| 1986 | 29 | #2,005 |
| 1985 | 21 | #2,426 |
| 1984 | 47 | #1,381 |
| 1983 | 32 | #1,747 |
| 1982 | 49 | #1,341 |
| 1981 | 50 | #1,309 |
| 1980 | 41 | #1,496 |
| 1979 | 37 | #1,570 |
| 1978 | 55 | #1,203 |
| 1977 | 51 | #1,245 |
| 1976 | 65 | #1,030 |
| 1975 | 63 | #1,042 |
| 1974 | 95 | #825 |
| 1973 | 133 | #694 |
| 1972 | 152 | #646 |
| 1971 | 205 | #568 |
| 1970 | 284 | #477 |
| 1969 | 294 | #452 |
| 1968 | 302 | #437 |
| 1967 | 303 | #435 |
| 1966 | 277 | #456 |
| 1965 | 337 | #423 |
| 1964 | 543 | #337 |
| 1963 | 558 | #333 |
| 1962 | 568 | #331 |
| 1961 | 507 | #351 |
| 1960 | 307 | #457 |
| 1959 | 265 | #479 |
| 1958 | 297 | #457 |
| 1957 | 186 | #564 |
| 1956 | 144 | #632 |
| 1955 | 148 | #607 |
| 1954 | 107 | #698 |
| 1953 | 90 | #748 |
| 1952 | 92 | #732 |
| 1951 | 62 | #891 |
| 1950 | 60 | #884 |
| 1949 | 38 | #1,143 |
| 1948 | 37 | #1,172 |
| 1947 | 37 | #1,189 |
| 1946 | 25 | #1,408 |
| 1945 | 20 | #1,493 |
| 1944 | 23 | #1,399 |
| 1943 | 37 | #1,120 |
| 1942 | 22 | #1,496 |
| 1941 | 24 | #1,372 |
| 1940 | 30 | #1,227 |
| 1939 | 16 | #1,712 |
| 1938 | 15 | #1,818 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,175 |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,184 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,677 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,541 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,761 |
| 1930 | 5 | #3,999 |
| 1929 | 8 | #2,978 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,199 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,865 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,236 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,178 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,183 |
Names like Tod
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
David Tommy Thomas Patrick Michael Todd James Ted Robin Mark Jay Frankie
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tod: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tod, updated 20 October 2026.