Todd
Todd is a masculine given name. The name originated from Middle English, where it means "fox". Notable people and characters with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Todd
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Todd is a masculine given name. The name originated from Middle English, where it means "fox". Notable people and characters with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Todd
Todd first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1881, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1964, when 15,349 Todds were born — ranking #28 that year. As of 2026, Todd ranks #1,614 for baby boys with 107 births, falling sharply (-22%). In total, more than 282K Todds 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 Todd
Todd is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 282K births in the dataset. Todd's peak popularity came in 1964 when it ranked #28. Use the chart and map above to compare Todd'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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