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Rhodes

Boy

Meaning of Rhodes: Greek: 'where roses grow'

Rhodes is a boy's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 554th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1235th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#554

557 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1235

22 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,960

First recorded 1915 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 8 babies1997: 8 babies1998: 6 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 8 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 10 babies2005: 13 babies2006: 7 babies2007: 12 babies2008: 21 babies2009: 15 babies2010: 22 babies20102011: 18 babies2012: 37 babies2013: 42 babies2014: 55 babies2015: 63 babies2016: 65 babies2017: 79 babies2018: 97 babies2019: 116 babies2020: 136 babies20202021: 224 babies2022: 278 babies2023: 410 babies2024: 507 babies2025: 557 babies
US babies named Rhodes per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 557.

Gender split

93% boys · 7% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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