Given name & surname
Rhody
“woman from Rhodes”·“resembling a rose; a woman from Rhodes”
Rhody is a variant of Rhoda. Interpretations include “woman from Rhodes” and “resembling a rose; a woman from Rhodes” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rhody is a variant of Rhoda. Interpretations include “woman from Rhodes” and “resembling a rose; a woman from Rhodes” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rhody is a variant of Rhoda. An origin associated with Rhoda is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1942. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rhody through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 45
- 45 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,472 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,472 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 155 as a first name in 2020; 710 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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