Given name & surname
Hodges
“one who is confident”
Hodges is a variant of Hodge. One American interpretation is “one who is confident.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hodges is a variant of Hodge. One American interpretation is “one who is confident.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hodges connects to the Roger name family through Hodge. An origin associated with Roger is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Hodges connects to the Roger name family through Hodge. The history of Roger gives this family its wider story. Roger’s historical bearers include members of the aristocracy.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Hodges through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 237
- 237 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 224 as a first name in 2020; 67,360 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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