boy's name

Rhodes

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Top 1000 (US)
  • Births on record 3,275

the United States

#575

2025 births

Rhodes is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 557 babies in the United States, ranking #575. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Peaked in 2025, when 557 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 5,952 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1915.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Rhodes over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

2,112
'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Rhodes by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 23
1920s 54
1930s 35
1940s 11
1950s 6
1960s 5
1970s 7
1990s 27
2000s 86
2010s 594
2020s (to 2025) 2,112

How popular is Rhodes?

In 2025, Rhodes was given to 557 babies in the United States, ranking #575 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Rhodes is used

Canada #562 55 in 2024
United States #575 557 in 2025
Scotland #581 5 in 2024
England & Wales #886 40 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Rhodes

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Rhodes also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rhodes over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Rhodes

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rhodes — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Rhodes

How popular is the name Rhodes?

In 2025, Rhodes was given to 557 babies in the United States, ranking #575 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Is Rhodes a girl's or a boy's name?

Rhodes is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Rhodes?

Rhodes has 1 syllable.

When was Rhodes most popular?

Rhodes peaked in 2025, when 557 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Rhodes a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rhodes currently ranks #562 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.