Rod Forename
7,126th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 147,156 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Rod Forename Definition:
A diminutive, as is the affectionate Roddy, of Roderic and Rodney.
Rod Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 67,467 | 1:5,374 | 746 |
| Australia | - | 29,063 | 1:470 | 104 |
| Canada | 100% | 22,671 | 1:1,461 | 326 |
| England | 100% | 7,065 | 1:7,870 | 689 |
| Philippines | 99% | 5,568 | 1:19,039 | 2,034 |
| New Zealand | - | 5,053 | 1:898 | 212 |
| Congo | 97% | 1,395 | 1:3,591 | 573 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 933 | 1:33,025 | 4,029 |
| India | 87% | 854 | 1:1,422,574 | 83,075 |
| South Africa | 100% | 630 | 1:86,560 | 7,398 |
| Scotland | 100% | 578 | 1:9,257 | 667 |
| Egypt | 76% | 455 | 1:201,980 | 7,440 |
| Ghana | - | 337 | 1:80,078 | 3,677 |
| Poland | 100% | 330 | 1:115,234 | 2,410 |
| Wales | 100% | 272 | 1:11,376 | 858 |
| Gabon | - | 241 | 1:7,815 | 1,376 |
| North Macedonia | - | 209 | 1:10,004 | 1,368 |
| Ireland | 100% | 200 | 1:23,218 | 1,069 |
| France | 100% | 195 | 1:340,874 | 4,396 |
| Brazil | 100% | 183 | 1:1,170,689 | 29,225 |
| Fiji | - | 173 | 1:5,158 | 1,243 |
| Portugal | - | 166 | 1:62,716 | 2,006 |
| Bahrain | - | 163 | 1:8,274 | 1,321 |
| Mexico | 97% | 163 | 1:761,622 | 7,018 |
| Thailand | 78% | 162 | 1:432,505 | 21,532 |
| Vanuatu | - | 159 | 1:1,646 | 442 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 134 | 1:120,212 | 2,395 |
| Peru | 99% | 122 | 1:260,586 | 6,079 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 121 | 1:196,444 | 17,633 |
| Germany | 100% | 104 | 1:929,595 | 7,525 |
| Iran | - | 99 | 1:792,898 | 7,593 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 92 | 1:183,718 | 7,206 |
| China | - | 87 | 1:15,701,791 | 60,064 |
| Malaysia | 84% | 79 | 1:385,442 | 18,204 |
| Singapore | 100% | 68 | 1:92,457 | 7,305 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 65 | 1:28,356 | 1,069 |
| Spain | - | 62 | 1:750,483 | 7,663 |
| Japan | - | 61 | 1:2,098,132 | 20,032 |
| Haiti | 100% | 57 | 1:188,192 | 8,529 |
| Kuwait | - | 57 | 1:66,408 | 5,422 |
| Sweden | 83% | 57 | 1:172,946 | 6,315 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 56 | 1:186,273 | 7,851 |
| DR Congo | 83% | 55 | 1:1,342,320 | 36,691 |
| Russia | 100% | 52 | 1:2,773,725 | 16,606 |
| Papua New Guinea | 93% | 47 | 1:173,453 | 14,999 |
| Indonesia | - | 43 | 1:5,999,155 | 224,575 |
| Guam | - | 42 | 1:3,825 | 732 |
| Colombia | - | 40 | 1:1,194,473 | 12,642 |
| Hong Kong | - | 39 | 1:198,788 | 3,264 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 33 | 1:915,209 | 20,285 |
| Guernsey | 100% | 31 | 1:2,043 | 330 |
| Panama | 100% | 30 | 1:130,219 | 5,854 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 30 | 1:45,381 | 4,173 |
| Italy | 100% | 28 | 1:2,180,789 | 14,677 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | - | 27 | 1:216 | 60 |
| Switzerland | 97% | 27 | 1:304,204 | 5,947 |
| Botswana | - | 26 | 1:84,017 | 7,219 |
| Iraq | - | 24 | 1:1,459,077 | 10,051 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 23 | 1:8,450,334 | 65,173 |
| Israel | 71% | 22 | 1:381,951 | 8,592 |
| Chile | 92% | 20 | 1:880,360 | 8,450 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 19 | 1:2,696 | 404 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 19 | 1:376,421 | 16,551 |
| Mongolia | - | 18 | 1:163,045 | 8,219 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 17 | 1:1,271,206 | 31,253 |
| Denmark | - | 17 | 1:332,323 | 6,094 |
| Mozambique | - | 16 | 1:1,702,710 | 1,919 |
| Vietnam | - | 14 | 1:6,615,937 | 3,775 |
| Bermuda | - | 13 | 1:4,987 | 816 |
| Zimbabwe | 80% | 13 | 1:1,186,447 | 39,196 |
| Argentina | 100% | 11 | 1:3,888,477 | 10,916 |
| Jamaica | - | 11 | 1:262,112 | 7,926 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 10 | 1:352,446 | 4,353 |
| Guyana | 100% | 10 | 1:76,326 | 6,296 |
| Honduras | - | 10 | 1:881,747 | 10,598 |
| Norway | 100% | 10 | 1:513,233 | 9,206 |
| Uganda | 67% | 10 | 1:4,095,692 | 39,987 |
| Bangladesh | - | 9 | 1:17,717,930 | 19,122 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 9 | 1:529,772 | 7,736 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 9 | 1:70,508 | 2,461 |
| Morocco | - | 9 | 1:3,816,515 | 8,291 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 9 | 1:19,729,373 | 174,791 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 9 | 1:2,311,010 | 7,931 |
| Sudan | - | 9 | 1:4,200,775 | 4,893 |
| Cyprus | - | 8 | 1:108,884 | 3,058 |
| Ecuador | - | 8 | 1:2,215,865 | 11,918 |
| Qatar | 100% | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 7 | 1:8,757 | 1,332 |
| Greece | 100% | 7 | 1:1,562,078 | 10,407 |
| Tanzania | - | 7 | 1:7,541,188 | 37,665 |
| American Samoa | - | 6 | 1:9,308 | 1,982 |
| Benin | - | 6 | 1:1,762,640 | 36,264 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 5 | 1:3,254,666 | 31,163 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 5 | 1:4,615,187 | 69,481 |
| Kenya | - | 5 | 1:9,261,422 | 35,582 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 5 | 1:465 | 94 |
| South Korea | - | 5 | 1:1,108,884 | 18,705 |
| Angola | - | 4 | 1:6,741,652 | 4,704 |
| Belize | - | 4 | 1:88,577 | 5,260 |
| El Salvador | - | 4 | 1:1,585,446 | 8,153 |
| Luxembourg | - | 4 | 1:141,012 | 2,772 |
| Malawi | 100% | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| Malta | - | 4 | 1:107,340 | 2,111 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 4 | 1:1,504,584 | 16,652 |
| Oman | - | 4 | 1:1,027,167 | 6,577 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| Zambia | - | 4 | 1:3,963,698 | 31,018 |
| Afghanistan | - | 3 | 1:10,874,505 | 40,253 |
| Algeria | - | 3 | 1:12,725,573 | 18,455 |
| Bahamas | - | 3 | 1:133,123 | 2,262 |
| Bolivia | - | 3 | 1:3,533,801 | 5,917 |
| Bulgaria | - | 3 | 1:2,330,130 | 16,302 |
| Cuba | - | 3 | 1:3,835,517 | 8,849 |
| Macau | - | 3 | 1:202,736 | 1,370 |
| Namibia | - | 3 | 1:801,393 | 11,859 |
| Nepal | - | 3 | 1:9,495,784 | 71,056 |
| Romania | - | 3 | 1:6,683,992 | 44,661 |
| Syria | - | 3 | 1:6,435,358 | 7,086 |
| Turkey | - | 3 | 1:25,933,903 | 52,822 |
| Albania | 100% | 2 | 1:1,523,285 | 33,816 |
| Austria | - | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Belarus | - | 2 | 1:4,741,192 | 16,466 |
| Belgium | - | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| Cook Islands | - | 2 | 1:9,076 | 1,075 |
| Croatia | - | 2 | 1:2,108,538 | 15,895 |
| Czechia | 86% | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Finland | 56% | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Georgia | - | 2 | 1:1,869,233 | 20,119 |
| Moldova | - | 2 | 1:1,780,570 | 7,407 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| Serbia | - | 2 | 1:3,572,860 | 8,125 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 2 | 1:54,874 | 3,819 |
| Uruguay | - | 2 | 1:1,713,818 | 10,870 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Burundi | - | 1 | 1:9,906,559 | 2,558 |
| Central African Republic | - | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,073 |
| Eritrea | - | 1 | 1:4,752,977 | 997 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Niger | - | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Tajikistan | - | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Turkmenistan | - | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Wallis and Futuna | - | 1 | 1:13,529 | 157 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
The alternate forms: Ród (1) are calculated separately.
Rod (8,971) may also be a surname.
Rod Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A diminutive, as is the affectionate Roddy, of Roderic and Rodney.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Rod Forename Popularity
Rod Demographics
Rod Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sample size: 6 (2016)
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ród | 89 | 1 | / |
| Royd | 86 | 17,715 | / |
| Rood | 86 | 2,319 | / |
| Rodd | 86 | 1,950 | / |
| Rhod | 86 | 855 | / |
| Roid | 86 | 761 | / |
| Roud | 86 | 752 | / |
| Rodh | 86 | 308 | / |
| Roed | 86 | 247 | / |
| Rods | 86 | 69 | / |
| Rodz | 86 | 63 | / |
| Rosd | 86 | 12 | / |
| Rodt | 86 | 10 | / |
| Rohd | 86 | 9 | / |
| Hrod | 86 | 6 | / |
| Rrod | 86 | 4 | / |
| Rojd | 86 | 3 | / |
| Rotd | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ruod | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rgod | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ro | 80 | 47,939 | / |
| Rodth | 75 | 4,959 | / |
| Rochd | 75 | 169 | / |
| Roodh | 75 | 58 | / |
| Roods | 75 | 48 | / |
| Rhoyd | 75 | 31 | / |
| Rhodz | 75 | 30 | / |
| Rhods | 75 | 29 | / |
| Rodgy | 75 | 26 | / |
| Roodt | 75 | 20 | / |
| Rhoed | 75 | 19 | / |
| Rhodd | 75 | 17 | / |
| Roshd | 75 | 15 | / |
| Rroyd | 75 | 12 | / |
| Roidh | 75 | 12 | / |
| Rhoid | 75 | 9 | / |
| Rhodh | 75 | 9 | / |
| Rhoud | 75 | 6 | / |
| Rodte | 75 | 4 | / |
| Rouds | 75 | 4 | / |
| Rhood | 75 | 3 | / |
| Roodz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Royds | 75 | 3 | / |
| Roids | 75 | 3 | / |
| Roudh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Rodph | 75 | 2 | / |
| Roydd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Roudz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rwody | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rossd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rou'd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roytd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rooyd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roisd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roitd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rodts | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roedh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roedt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roidz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roddh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rgood | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rgoud | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rodsh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roddd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roeyd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rohds | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roejd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roowd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rosdh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roy | 67 | 994,971 | / |
| Ros | 67 | 57,768 | / |
| Roa | 67 | 52,073 | / |
| Ruo | 67 | 39,863 | / |
| Roi | 67 | 39,469 | / |
| Rot | 67 | 37,346 | / |
| Roz | 67 | 32,202 | / |
| Rou | 67 | 31,164 | / |
| Roh | 67 | 10,058 | / |
| Roj | 67 | 6,804 | / |
| Roo | 67 | 5,383 | / |
| Rad | 67 | 5,289 | / |
| Rud | 67 | 4,161 | / |
| Rop | 67 | 3,165 | / |
| Hro | 67 | 715 | / |
| Rho | 67 | 362 | / |
| Rođ | 67 | 73 | / |
| Rzo | 67 | 46 | / |
| Rgo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Rooddh | 67 | 23 | / |
| Rro | 67 | 15 | / |
| Roï | 67 | 10 | / |
| Roodtt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rooshd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rodthe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Roç | 67 | 3 | / |
| Roidds | 67 | 2 | / |
| Roć | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rád | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rodova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Roð | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geerod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rüd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roudds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roudgy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roodth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roodtz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roedth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roiddh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhoods | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rgoodh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hrroid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rhoudd | 67 | 1 | / |
Rod Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rod in the Russian language | ||
| Род | rod | - |
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