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Todd Name Meaning, Origins & History

Todd

Pronunciation: TAHD

Meaning Fox Origin Old English Gender Boy
BOYS RANK
#1,618
TREND
22
Peak Years
1964, 1963, 1969
Lowest Years
1907, 1887, 1904
Energy Archetype
Sensitive & Diplomatic

Rank shows the name’s position among U.S. baby names for each gender in 2025. Trend shows how many places it rose or fell since 2024. Rank 1 is the most popular. Based on U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) data. Peak and lowest years are based on the number of boys named Todd in the available records.

Fun Facts About the Name Todd

  • More than 283 thousand babies named Todd: U.S. records list 283,400 babies given the name Todd from 1880 through 2025. Even 1,060 girls received the name Todd - about 1 girl for every 266 boys.

What Does the Name Todd Mean?

Todd is an English name meaning "fox." It comes from the Middle English word todde, meaning "fox." The word was used as a nickname, so the surname Todd originally identified someone who resembled a fox - often in the sense of being sly - or someone who hunted foxes. The deeper origin of todde is not securely settled; it is a Germanic word without a single clearly established source, and some reference works note a possible link to Old Norse words for the fox, such as tófa, a vixen. The English core is clear, since tod remained a dialect word for a fox in parts of England into the modern period.

Todd Name History & Origins

Todd began as a surname, formed from the Middle English nickname todde. Nickname surnames of this kind were common in medieval England: a man called Todde might have been thought fox-like, or might have been a fox hunter. The surname is found in northern England and in Scotland, where the word for fox was in ordinary use. Spelling was not fixed in the Middle Ages, so early forms vary, and the modern spelling Todd settled only gradually.

From the surname, Todd became a masculine given name in the English-speaking world, especially in the United States. The surname is familiar from Mary Ann Todd, who married Abraham Lincoln in 1842 and is usually known as Mary Todd Lincoln; the name was carried on in her family as a middle name, as with her son Robert Todd Lincoln. As a first name, Todd was uncommon before the twentieth century and grew more usual as a general American given name during it. The shortened spelling Tod also appears as a given name.

How Popular is the Name Todd?

Todd recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1964. Todd entered the top 100 U.S. boy names in 1959.

U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.

Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.

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How the Name Todd Shapes Your Personality and Life?

You like to control everyone within your influence, to shape things to your own liking. If positive, you develop high spirituality, as you have a God's protection. You are sensitive, affectionate, imaginative and cooperative, spiritually aware and prone to self-sacrifice. You can keep secrets and are a good diplomat. You may have healing and psychic powers. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.

You are very intuitive. You have a reservoir of inspired wisdom combined with inherited analytical ability, which could reward you through expressions of spiritual leadership, business analysis, marketing, artistic visions, and scientific research. Operating on spiritual side of your individuality can bring you to the great heights, and drop you off if you neglect your spiritual identity. You are always looking for an opportunity to investigate the unknown, to use and show your mental abilities, to find the purpose and meaning of life. You want to grow wise and to understand people and things. You need privacy to replenish your energy. You have a unique way of thinking, intuitive, reflective, absorbing.

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