Rhoda
Rhoda is a feminine given name, originating in both Greek and Latin. Its primary meaning is "rose", from the Greek "rhodon", but it can also mean "from Rhodes", from the Greek Rhodos, signifying the Greek island originally named for its roses. A woman named Rhoda is mentioned once in the Bible in Acts. Rhoda has been used as a feminine form of Roderick in the Scottish Highlands.
Meaning & Origin of Rhoda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rhoda is a feminine given name, originating in both Greek and Latin. Its primary meaning is "rose", from the Greek "rhodon", but it can also mean "from Rhodes", from the Greek Rhodos, signifying the Greek island originally named for its roses. A woman named Rhoda is mentioned once in the Bible in Acts. Rhoda has been used as a feminine form of Roderick in the Scottish Highlands.
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The Story of Rhoda
Rhoda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 73 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1926, when 547 Rhodas were born — ranking #282 that year. As of 2026, Rhoda ranks #2,924 for baby girls with 57 births, gradually rising (+13%). In total, more than 26K Rhodas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Rhoda
Rhoda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 26K births in the dataset. Rhoda's peak popularity came in 1926 when it ranked #159. Use the chart and map above to compare Rhoda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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