Given name & surname
Roda
“woman from Rhodes”·“resembling a rose; a woman from Rhodes”
Roda 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
Roda 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
Roda 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 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Roda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 118
- 0 boys · 118 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,773 for girls
- 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 girls, ranking No. 16,773 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1970. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 775 as a first name in 2020; 1,039 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.
Roda’s family of names
Roda has a related form in Rhoda. In Greek usage, Roda as a surname is a transliteration of Ροδά.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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