Todd
Meaning
fox
The story
Todd comes from the English surname meaning "fox", from the Middle English todde, and Behind the Name describes its arc exactly: rare as a given name before 1930, at its most common across the English-speaking world in the 1960s or 70s, and declining since. The American record agrees to the digit: about 400 boys in the 1930s, about 18,600 in the 1950s, about 128,700 in the 1960s, about 83,300 in the 1970s, then the long descent to about 690 so far this decade. For roughly two decades the name was everywhere in the records, and the numbers on this page draw the shape themselves: a fast climb, a long slide. A fox in the root, a rocket of a record, and a curve any reader can trace by hand.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Todd peaked in the 1960s.
When you meet Todd
People given the name Todd in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1960 to 1979. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Todd deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Todd truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Todd fits with your family’s names and surname.
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