Rhoda
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning rose.
Babies a year
9
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2788
9 babies
Rhoda by the numbers
In 2025, 9 babies in England and Wales were named Rhoda. In the US, 41 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 547 babies in 1926, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rhoda. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Rhondagood spear; a form of Rhonwen or similar19 in the US (2017)
- Rhonarough island3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Roda5 in the US (2017)
- Rhodesfrom the roads or clearings36 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rionagreat queen; a form of Regan or Riona16 in England and Wales (2025)
- Randatree; from Arabic rand8 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a rose
Like Rhoda, each of these has a rose in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosierose; from Rose1,343 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosalierose; form of Rosa with -lie suffix1,339 in the US (2017)
- Rosarose; flower470 in England and Wales (2025)
- Roselynrose flower; a form of Roselyn or Rose437 in the US (2017)
- Rosalynrose; form of Rosalind or Rosalynn294 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Rhoda
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