Todd
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TOD
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,613 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,609 for boys
Todd is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “fox”. In 2025 it ranked 1,613th for boys in the UK (17 babies) and 1,609th for boys in the US (105 babies).
What does Todd mean?
English: from a surname, Middle English tod
“fox”
From a northern English surname derived from Middle English tod, meaning fox.
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Is Todd a girl's or a boy's name?
Todd is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 boys in the UK and 105 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Todd in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,613th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17 about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the UK were named Todd, making it the 1,613th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,512th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 166 boys.
Half of all the boys named Todd in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,537th in England and Wales.
Todd in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,613 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,745 |
| 2023 | 18 | #1,507 |
| 2022 | 19 | #1,452 |
| 2021 | 22 | #1,298 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,512 |
| 2019 | 26 | #1,124 |
| 2018 | 22 | #1,280 |
| 2017 | 23 | #1,253 |
| 2016 | 23 | #1,268 |
| 2015 | 21 | #1,324 |
| 2014 | 19 | #1,406 |
| 2013 | 28 | #1,069 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,234 |
| 2011 | 26 | #1,095 |
| 2010 | 38 | #848 |
| 2009 | 42 | #771 |
| 2008 | 52 | #667 |
| 2007 | 60 | #571 |
| 2006 | 64 | #528 |
| 2005 | 75 | #433 |
| 2004 | 107 | #315 |
| 2003 | 121 | #287 |
| 2002 | 154 | #230 |
| 2001 | 132 | #245 |
| 2000 | 100 | #304 |
| 1999 | 84 | #344 |
| 1998 | 118 | #270 |
| 1997 | 148 | #236 |
| 1996 | 166 | #212 |
How popular is Todd in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,609th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 105 about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 105 boys in the US were named Todd, making it the 1,609th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,408th. Its busiest year was 1964, with 15,350 boys. It first appears in the records in 1881.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Todd than any year since 1941.
Half of all the boys named Todd in the US since 1880 were born between 1964 and 1976, the years shaded on the chart below.
Todd in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 105 | #1,609 |
| 2024 | 108 | #1,589 |
| 2023 | 112 | #1,558 |
| 2022 | 123 | #1,468 |
| 2021 | 115 | #1,529 |
| 2020 | 123 | #1,408 |
| 2019 | 157 | #1,214 |
| 2018 | 158 | #1,195 |
| 2017 | 162 | #1,159 |
| 2016 | 185 | #1,065 |
| 2015 | 212 | #976 |
| 2014 | 180 | #1,074 |
| 2013 | 207 | #966 |
| 2012 | 237 | #884 |
| 2011 | 244 | #864 |
| 2010 | 264 | #810 |
| 2009 | 235 | #889 |
| 2008 | 287 | #773 |
| 2007 | 326 | #710 |
| 2006 | 354 | #652 |
| 2005 | 390 | #583 |
| 2004 | 441 | #535 |
| 2003 | 466 | #517 |
| 2002 | 510 | #467 |
| 2001 | 530 | #457 |
| 2000 | 583 | #423 |
| 1999 | 627 | #394 |
| 1998 | 703 | #365 |
| 1997 | 843 | #314 |
| 1996 | 890 | #299 |
| 1995 | 1,028 | #271 |
| 1994 | 1,141 | #252 |
| 1993 | 1,238 | #235 |
| 1992 | 1,425 | #216 |
| 1991 | 1,743 | #179 |
| 1990 | 1,976 | #159 |
| 1989 | 2,125 | #146 |
| 1988 | 2,201 | #135 |
| 1987 | 2,355 | #120 |
| 1986 | 2,586 | #110 |
| 1985 | 2,941 | #99 |
| 1984 | 3,104 | #92 |
| 1983 | 3,334 | #87 |
| 1982 | 3,598 | #82 |
| 1981 | 3,953 | #74 |
| 1980 | 4,128 | #75 |
| 1979 | 4,984 | #60 |
| 1978 | 5,497 | #56 |
| 1977 | 6,276 | #50 |
| 1976 | 6,440 | #50 |
| 1975 | 7,151 | #43 |
| 1974 | 7,845 | #39 |
| 1973 | 8,677 | #35 |
| 1972 | 9,968 | #31 |
| 1971 | 12,055 | #30 |
| 1970 | 14,426 | #28 |
| 1969 | 14,745 | #28 |
| 1968 | 14,659 | #28 |
| 1967 | 13,453 | #29 |
| 1966 | 13,557 | #29 |
| 1965 | 13,934 | #30 |
| 1964 | 15,350 | #28 |
| 1963 | 14,789 | #30 |
| 1962 | 12,752 | #30 |
| 1961 | 9,750 | #46 |
| 1960 | 5,752 | #71 |
| 1959 | 4,332 | #99 |
| 1958 | 3,468 | #116 |
| 1957 | 2,405 | #143 |
| 1956 | 2,008 | #156 |
| 1955 | 1,615 | #173 |
| 1954 | 1,291 | #195 |
| 1953 | 1,101 | #207 |
| 1952 | 960 | #213 |
| 1951 | 796 | #241 |
| 1950 | 593 | #272 |
| 1949 | 461 | #316 |
| 1948 | 346 | #363 |
| 1947 | 304 | #393 |
| 1946 | 237 | #413 |
| 1945 | 163 | #465 |
| 1944 | 176 | #458 |
| 1943 | 161 | #486 |
| 1942 | 134 | #528 |
| 1941 | 99 | #597 |
| 1940 | 88 | #635 |
| 1939 | 68 | #726 |
| 1938 | 68 | #742 |
| 1937 | 51 | #858 |
| 1936 | 42 | #949 |
| 1935 | 37 | #1,057 |
| 1934 | 32 | #1,173 |
| 1933 | 27 | #1,281 |
| 1932 | 27 | #1,324 |
| 1931 | 18 | #1,693 |
| 1930 | 28 | #1,368 |
| 1929 | 35 | #1,173 |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,048 |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,523 |
| 1926 | 21 | #1,661 |
| 1925 | 20 | #1,744 |
| 1924 | 33 | #1,263 |
| 1923 | 22 | #1,643 |
| 1922 | 16 | #2,039 |
| 1921 | 29 | #1,390 |
| 1920 | 26 | #1,457 |
| 1919 | 9 | #2,876 |
| 1918 | 15 | #2,072 |
| 1917 | 21 | #1,586 |
| 1916 | 20 | #1,593 |
| 1915 | 19 | #1,599 |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,100 |
| 1913 | 10 | #1,802 |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,289 |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,344 |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,204 |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,009 |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,049 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #921 |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 6 | #836 |
| 1881 | 7 | #705 |
Names like Todd
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Michael, David, Toby, Patrick, Daniel, Matthew, Tyler, Adam, Jamie, Mark, Thomas, Jason
Names related to Todd
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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, “Todd: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/todd, updated 20 October 2026.