Names / Girl names
Rhoda
Current rank
#3,338
holding steady
All-time peak
#161
in 1881
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
26,000
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #161 in 1881 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Rhoda first shows up in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a girls' name. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. 1881 marked its high point, reaching #161. Over 26,000 have carried it since records began.