Todd

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A few things about Todd you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Todd

Todd Phillips

American filmmaker

Choose Todd and your child shares a first name with Todd Phillips, an American filmmaker. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Todd, like who?” Todd Phillips's Wikipedia article is available in 52 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Thierry Sollerot from Vernon (Eure, Hte Normandie), FRANCE, CC0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 16,260 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Todd, 105 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Todd would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryTodd first shows up in US birth records in 1881, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 144 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1970, when it ranked #28. Today it's #1,609, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowTodd was 4.8× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 3,369 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 16,260.
• 🍂TrendTodd has slipped 201 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,609. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedTodd is most popular in Utah, where it ranks #703. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Todd means “fox”.

About the name Todd

Todd is a boy name of English origin meaning “fox”. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with T and ending in “-odd”. US birth records list Todd for boys from 1881 to 2025, in 121 of those 145 years. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked #28 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,609, with 105 babies.

Origin:English names