Given name & surname
Rodas
“from the Greek island”·“from the place where the roses grow”
Rodas is a variant of Rhodes. Interpretations include “from the Greek island” (Greek) and “from the place where the roses grow” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rodas is a variant of Rhodes. Interpretations include “from the Greek island” (Greek) and “from the place where the roses grow” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rodas is a variant of Rhodes. An origin associated with Rhodes is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2012. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rodas through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 43
- 13 boys · 30 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,492 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. 13,492 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 209 as a first name in 2020; 12,074 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.
Rodas’s family of names
Rodas has a related form in Rhodes. In Greek usage, Rodas as a surname is a transliteration of Ροδάς. In Greek usage, Rodas as a surname is a transliteration of Ρόδας.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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