Rhodes

Boy name

Rhodes has been given to 2,960 babies in the U.S. since 1915. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #575 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ɹəʊdz/

From French Rhodes, from Latin Rhodus, from Ancient Greek Ῥόδος (Rhódos), of uncertain etymology. Possibilities include a pre-Greek name (cf. Phoenician 𐤄𐤓𐤏𐤃 (hrʿd), "snake"), ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”), and ῥοιά (rhoiá, “pomegranate”).

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

2,960

Peak year

2025 (557 babies)

Rank in 2025

#575 for boys

First recorded

1915

10-year trend

▲ +784%

Gender split

7% girls / 93% boys

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