Tod is a boy's name of English origin meaning “sentenced to death and to be bored to death.” In England & Wales it was given to 3 boys in 2022.
Tod belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “sentenced to death and to be bored to death” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Tod first appears in Social Security records in 1915. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #331 in 1962, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 7,702 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Tod means “sentenced to death and to be bored to death” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Tod is a boy name. In England & Wales, 3 babies received the name in 2022.
Tod comes from the English & American tradition.
Tod first appears in US records in 1915. Its best-ever ranking was #331 in 1962, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Tod is pronounced /tɒd/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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