Rhodora
Rhododendron canadense, the rhodora or Canada rosebay, is a deciduous flowering shrub that is native to northeastern North America.
Meaning & Origin of Rhodora
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rhododendron canadense, the rhodora or Canada rosebay, is a deciduous flowering shrub that is native to northeastern North America.
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The Story of Rhodora
Rhodora first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1930, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1931: 10 births, good for #2,749 nationwide. About 44% of every Rhodora on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Rhodora last appeared in the published SSA data in 1972, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 36 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
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About the name Rhodora
Rhodora is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1930 and has accumulated 36 births in the dataset. Rhodora's peak popularity came in 1931 when it ranked #2,749. Use the chart and map above to compare Rhodora'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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