Girl · Ancient Greek
Rhoda
Say it: ROH-duh
Meaning
Greek rhodon, 'rose'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used by Puritans and common in the 19th century; rare today.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1880s
In the United States
- 25,790 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1889, about 1 in 1,200 girls
- 45 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- Ancient Greece800 BC to 146 BC
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
Used by
The family of the name
| German | Rhoda |
|---|---|
| Greek | Rodi |
| Spanish | Roda |
Famous bearers
- Rhoda, servant girl in Acts 12
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Puritan church and town records of England and New England
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- Parish baptism registers
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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