Rhodes
- Pronunciation
- [Rho-des]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Lives Near The Crucifix
- Origin
- English
About the Name Rhodes
Rhodes is an English surname turned given name, evoking the sun-drenched Greek island of Rhodes, whose name is famously linked to the rose, as well as places named for clearings or crosses. As a boys' name it has a strong, single-syllable confidence and an upscale, surname-style polish that fits comfortably alongside other bold, fashionable one-syllable choices currently popular for sons.
The recorded variant Rodas offers an alternative spelling, but the classic Rhodes keeps the crisp, geographic resonance and the touch of grandeur that have driven its recent appeal. It belongs to a fashionable group of place- and surname-names embraced for their sleek, modern sound and their air of quiet sophistication, names that feel both rugged and refined at the same time.
As a boys' name, Rhodes is a very recent arrival: it first entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2022 and reached its peak in 2024 at rank #613, its highest standing to date, with roughly 1,100 boys given the name in just a few years. That swift rise marks Rhodes as one of the freshest surname-style boys' names of the early 2020s. Strong, sleek, and faintly classical, the name carries an air of confidence and grandeur in a single bold syllable that feels thoroughly modern, polished yet rugged in equal measure, a name with real presence and an easy, contemporary cool.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Rhodes
US Popularity History (2022–2025)
Annual US births named Rhodes by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2025 with 511 boys named Rhodes (boy rank #575 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Rhodes Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Rhodes the strongest states are Georgia, Utah, Oregon.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | #506 | 70 |
| 2 | Utah | #508 | 27 |
| 3 | Oregon | #509 | 22 |
| 4 | Iowa | #511 | 20 |
| 5 | North Carolina | #581 | 72 |
| 6 | Kentucky | #589 | 35 |
| 7 | Alabama | #601 | 25 |
| 8 | South Carolina | #604 | 33 |
| 9 | Minnesota | #607 | 36 |
| 10 | Colorado | #621 | 38 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | #755 | 153 |
| 2 | California | #754 | 111 |
| 3 | Louisiana | #729 | 27 |
| 4 | Tennessee | #681 | 86 |
| 5 | Missouri | #660 | 26 |
| 6 | Colorado | #621 | 38 |
| 7 | Minnesota | #607 | 36 |
| 8 | South Carolina | #604 | 33 |
| 9 | Alabama | #601 | 25 |
| 10 | Kentucky | #589 | 35 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Rhodes in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodas | Rose Garden | Male | Greek |
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Compare Rhodes to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Rhodes against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).