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

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
67,4671:5,374746
Australia-29,0631:470104
Canada
100%
22,6711:1,461326
England
100%
7,0651:7,870689
Philippines
99%
 
5,5681:19,0392,034
New Zealand-5,0531:898212
Congo
97%
 
1,3951:3,591573
Saudi Arabia-9331:33,0254,029
India
87%
 
8541:1,422,57483,075
South Africa
100%
6301:86,5607,398
Scotland
100%
5781:9,257667
Egypt
 
76%
4551:201,9807,440
Ghana-3371:80,0783,677
Poland
100%
3301:115,2342,410
Wales
100%
2721:11,376858
Gabon-2411:7,8151,376
North Macedonia-2091:10,0041,368
Ireland
100%
2001:23,2181,069
France
100%
1951:340,8744,396
Brazil
100%
1831:1,170,68929,225
Fiji-1731:5,1581,243
Portugal-1661:62,7162,006
Bahrain-1631:8,2741,321
Mexico
97%
 
1631:761,6227,018
Thailand
78%
 
1621:432,50521,532
Vanuatu-1591:1,646442
Guatemala
100%
1341:120,2122,395
Peru
99%
 
1221:260,5866,079
Taiwan
100%
1211:196,44417,633
Germany
100%
1041:929,5957,525
Iran-991:792,8987,593
Netherlands
100%
921:183,7187,206
China-871:15,701,79160,064
Malaysia
84%
 
791:385,44218,204
Singapore
100%
681:92,4577,305
Northern Ireland
100%
651:28,3561,069
Spain-621:750,4837,663
Japan-611:2,098,13220,032
Haiti
100%
571:188,1928,529
Kuwait-571:66,4085,422
Sweden
83%
 
571:172,9466,315
Dominican Republic-561:186,2737,851
DR Congo
83%
 
551:1,342,32036,691
Russia
100%
521:2,773,72516,606
Papua New Guinea
93%
 
471:173,45314,999
Indonesia-431:5,999,155224,575
Guam-421:3,825732
Colombia-401:1,194,47312,642
Hong Kong-391:198,7883,264
Venezuela
100%
331:915,20920,285
Guernsey
100%
311:2,043330
Panama
100%
301:130,2195,854
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
301:45,3814,173
Italy
100%
281:2,180,78914,677
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha-271:21660
Switzerland
97%
 
271:304,2045,947
Botswana-261:84,0177,219
Iraq-241:1,459,07710,051
Pakistan
100%
231:8,450,33465,173
Israel
71%
 
221:381,9518,592
Chile
92%
 
201:880,3608,450
Marshall Islands
100%
191:2,696404
United Arab Emirates-191:376,42116,551
Mongolia-181:163,0458,219
Cameroon
100%
171:1,271,20631,253
Denmark-171:332,3236,094
Mozambique-161:1,702,7101,919
Vietnam-141:6,615,9373,775
Bermuda-131:4,987816
Zimbabwe
80%
 
131:1,186,44739,196
Argentina
100%
111:3,888,47710,916
Jamaica-111:262,1127,926
Bosnia and Herzegovina-101:352,4464,353
Guyana
100%
101:76,3266,296
Honduras-101:881,74710,598
Norway
100%
101:513,2339,206
Uganda
 
67%
101:4,095,69239,987
Bangladesh-91:17,717,93019,122
Costa Rica
100%
91:529,7727,736
Montenegro
100%
91:70,5082,461
Morocco-91:3,816,5158,291
Nigeria
100%
91:19,729,373174,791
Sri Lanka-91:2,311,0107,931
Sudan-91:4,200,7754,893
Cyprus-81:108,8843,058
Ecuador-81:2,215,86511,918
Qatar
100%
81:296,20131,456
Cayman Islands-71:8,7571,332
Greece
100%
71:1,562,07810,407
Tanzania-71:7,541,18837,665
American Samoa-61:9,3081,982
Benin-61:1,762,64036,264
Cambodia
100%
51:3,254,66631,163
Ivory Coast
100%
51:4,615,18769,481
Kenya-51:9,261,42235,582
Norfolk Island-51:46594
South Korea-51:1,108,88418,705
Angola-41:6,741,6524,704
Belize-41:88,5775,260
El Salvador-41:1,585,4468,153
Luxembourg-41:141,0122,772
Malawi
100%
41:4,278,07813,569
Malta-41:107,3402,111
Nicaragua
100%
41:1,504,58416,652
Oman-41:1,027,1676,577
Tunisia-41:169,2267,289
Zambia-41:3,963,69831,018
Afghanistan-31:10,874,50540,253
Algeria-31:12,725,57318,455
Bahamas-31:133,1232,262
Bolivia-31:3,533,8015,917
Bulgaria-31:2,330,13016,302
Cuba-31:3,835,5178,849
Macau-31:202,7361,370
Namibia-31:801,39311,859
Nepal-31:9,495,78471,056
Romania-31:6,683,99244,661
Syria-31:6,435,3587,086
Turkey-31:25,933,90352,822
Albania
100%
21:1,523,28533,816
Austria-21:4,257,10013,469
Belarus-21:4,741,19216,466
Belgium-21:5,745,02030,381
Cook Islands-21:9,0761,075
Croatia-21:2,108,53815,895
Czechia
86%
 
21:5,328,0818,108
Finland
56%
 
21:2,741,59219,235
Georgia-21:1,869,23320,119
Moldova-21:1,780,5707,407
Puerto Rico-21:1,775,1506,781
Saint Lucia
100%
21:88,9085,280
Serbia-21:3,572,8608,125
United States Virgin Islands-21:54,8743,819
Uruguay-21:1,713,81810,870
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Aruba-11:103,7802,838
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Brunei-11:419,5703,266
Burundi-11:9,906,5592,558
Central African Republic-11:4,515,3901,073
Eritrea-11:4,752,977997
Gibraltar-11:34,138985
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Jersey-11:99,9802,122
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Kazakhstan
100%
11:17,746,84544,366
Laos-11:6,586,8561,888
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Lebanon-11:5,627,57119,299
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Libya-11:6,221,3093,060
Madagascar-11:23,629,4086,628
Maldives-11:433,9035,827
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Monaco-11:38,4662,379
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
New Caledonia-11:270,1643,221
Niger-11:19,183,99477,442
Northern Mariana Islands-11:54,6681,803
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Samoa-11:195,1901,348
Senegal-11:14,581,35634,505
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
Swaziland-11:1,300,1773,374
Tajikistan-11:8,374,9227,831
Togo-11:7,239,2398,047
Turkmenistan-11:5,472,8703,925
Ukraine-11:45,499,90832,056
Wallis and Futuna-11:13,529157
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474

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

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ród891/
Royd8617,715/
Rood862,319/
Rodd861,950/
Rhod86855/
Roid86761/
Roud86752/
Rodh86308/
Roed86247/
Rods8669/
Rodz8663/
Rosd8612/
Rodt8610/
Rohd869/
Hrod866/
Rrod864/
Rojd863/
Rotd862/
Ruod861/
Rgod861/
Ro8047,939/
Rodth754,959/
Rochd75169/
Roodh7558/
Roods7548/
Rhoyd7531/
Rhodz7530/
Rhods7529/
Rodgy7526/
Roodt7520/
Rhoed7519/
Rhodd7517/
Roshd7515/
Rroyd7512/
Roidh7512/
Rhoid759/
Rhodh759/
Rhoud756/
Rodte754/
Rouds754/
Rhood753/
Roodz753/
Royds753/
Roids753/
Roudh753/
Rodph752/
Roydd752/
Roudz752/
Rwody752/
Rossd751/
Rou'd751/
Roytd751/
Rooyd751/
Roisd751/
Roitd751/
Rodts751/
Roedh751/
Roedt751/
Roidz751/
Roddh751/
Rgood751/
Rgoud751/
Rodsh751/
Roddd751/
Roeyd751/
Rohds751/
Roejd751/
Roowd751/
Rosdh751/
Roy67994,971/
Ros6757,768/
Roa6752,073/
Ruo6739,863/
Roi6739,469/
Rot6737,346/
Roz6732,202/
Rou6731,164/
Roh6710,058/
Roj676,804/
Roo675,383/
Rad675,289/
Rud674,161/
Rop673,165/
Hro67715/
Rho67362/
Rođ6773/
Rzo6746/
Rgo6725/
Rooddh6723/
Rro6715/
Roï6710/
Roodtt673/
Rooshd673/
Rodthe673/
Roç673/
Roidds672/
Roć672/
Rád672/
Rodova672/
Roð671/
Geerod671/
Rüd671/
Roudds671/
Roudgy671/
Roodth671/
Roodtz671/
Roedth671/
Roiddh671/
Rhoods671/
Rgoodh671/
Hrroid671/
Rhoudd671/

Rod Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rod in the Russian language
Родrod-

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