Todd means fox — from the Middle English/Norse. A todd IS the Northern English word for a fox — the most cunning animal. Sweeney Todd IS the most dramatic barber in theatre. Breaking Bad's Todd IS TV's most unsettling. Four letters of the most cunning animal, the most dramatic barber, and TV's-most-unsettling.
Todd means fox — the most cunning. Sweeney IS the most dramatic barber. Breaking Bad's IS the most unsettling.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Middle English; Sweeney Todd (1846).
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Today
Todd remains a beloved choice, ranking #1322 in the US. 283,295 babies have been named Todd since 1881.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Todd?
1964peak year
Today, Todd is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1322), with only about 145 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1964, 15,349 babies were given the name (ranked #28 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1960s. Todd has been declining in recent years. In all, around 283,295 babies have been registered as Todd since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Todd's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — fox adventure. People named Todd tend to be strong, cunning, and gifted at being the fox AND the dramatic barber AND the most unsettling.
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