What is Rod short for?

Rod is short for Rodney and Roderick.

The names behind Rod

Each count is the number of children given that name in the United States in 2025, from US Social Security records. A name given to fewer than five children in a year is left out of the published file.

Rodney English origin

Rod from Rodney: plain and solid.

197 boys named Rodney in 2025

The one short form of Rodney on record →

Roderick Germanic origin

Rod from Roderick: the mid-century short.

93 boys named Roderick in 2025

All 2 short forms of Roderick →

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