Rhodes
Girl name · #3385 in 2025 · Uniqueness 45/100
Rhodes ranks #3385 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 46 newborns given the name that year. It has appeared in the national data since 2014. Roughly one in every 39,130 girls born in 2025 was named Rhodes.
Babies named Rhodes per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 11-year story
Rhodes first appears in the Social Security records in 2014, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 46 babies and a rank of #3342. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Rhodes in class?
Rhodes scores 45 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Rhodes is most common
State-level data for Rhodes is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Rhodes
Statistically, parents drawn to Rhodes tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Asees, Rollins, Maevis, Jones, and Radhya.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Rhodes | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | #3342 |
| 2024 | 42 | #3639 |
| 2023 | 34 | #4191 |
| 2022 | 28 | #4793 |
| 2021 | 18 | #6414 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8953 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10473 |
| 2018 | 13 | #8146 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14124 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16215 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13069 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Rhodes a popular girl name?
Rhodes ranked #3385 among girls in 2025 with 46 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked outside the reported range.
When was the name Rhodes most popular?
Rhodes peaked in 2025, when 46 American girls received the name (ranked #3342 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Rhodes?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 39,130 newborn American girls was named Rhodes. It scores 45/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.