The baby name Rod appears in baby name data for the United States from 1933 to 1981. It was most popular in 1960 with 553 babies given the name.
Over the period shown, Rod has stayed at a similar level of popularity.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1933 | 21 |
| 1939 | 5 |
| 1943 | 27 |
| 1944 | 35 |
| 1945 | 35 |
| 1946 | 112 |
| 1947 | 123 |
| 1948 | 92 |
| 1949 | 65 |
| 1950 | 20 |
| 1951 | 24 |
| 1952 | 40 |
| 1953 | 44 |
| 1954 | 93 |
| 1955 | 78 |
| 1956 | 131 |
| 1957 | 302 |
| 1958 | 301 |
| 1959 | 522 |
| 1960 | 553 |
| 1961 | 374 |
| 1962 | 462 |
| 1963 | 398 |
| 1964 | 414 |
| 1965 | 549 |
| 1966 | 327 |
| 1967 | 297 |
| 1968 | 217 |
| 1969 | 204 |
| 1970 | 141 |
| 1971 | 126 |
| 1972 | 40 |
| 1973 | 26 |
| 1974 | 5 |
| 1975 | 12 |
| 1976 | 9 |
| 1977 | 21 |
| 1979 | 7 |
| 1981 | 10 |