Rhodes

Meaning: Clearing in the woods
Origin: Old English — Old English; unrelated to the Greek island · surname 'rod' = woodland clearing

Boy's name · #575 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Rhodes is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1915, it stood at #575 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 2,700 boys have been named Rhodes along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 34 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#888 in England & Wales (2025) · #563 in Canada (2024).

Famous Rhodeses

Rhodes Reason — American actor (1930–2014)
Rhodes Fairbridge — Australian geologist (1914–2006)
Rhodes Boyson — British politician (1925–2012)
Rhodes Hambridge — British rower
Rhodes Cooper — Anglican priest

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 91,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Cecil John Rhodes — British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853–1902)
Cody Rhodes — American professional wrestler
Dusty Rhodes — American professional wrestler (1945–2015)

Similar names: Ozias · Rome · Kolter · Townes · Wells · Ripley

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