Rod Taylor
There are approximately 17 people named Rod Taylor living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 20,162,020 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Rod with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Taylor. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
17
1 in 20,162,020
Named Rod
6.9K
Alive today
Named Taylor
830K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 6.9K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1960
Average age: 61
Top Census group: White (76.1%)
Estimated bearers: 830K
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #17
Per 100K: 242.14
Top ancestry: White (62.7%)
First name trend
Rod: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Rod. The peak year was 1960 with 495 births. The average person named Rod today is 61 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Rod
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Rod, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 76.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Rod described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Rod at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White76.1% · 9,218
- Black or African American10.9% · 1,320
- Hispanic or Latino5.8% · 700
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.1% · 497
- Two or more races2.3% · 277
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 102
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Taylor surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Taylor, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 62.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Taylor described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Taylor at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White62.7% · 454,147
- Black or African American27.6% · 199,792
- Two or more races4.8% · 34,583
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 25,275
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 5,184
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 4,777
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Rod has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0020% of the US population, based on 6,927 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Rod right now.
The surname Taylor appears at a rate of 242.14 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.2421%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 17 people with the full name Rod Taylor. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Rod Taylor: questions and answers
How many people are named Rod Taylor?
We estimate approximately 17 people in the United States share the full name Rod Taylor. That works out to about 1 in 20,162,020 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0020%) with the surname frequency (242.14 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Rod Taylor?
We classify Rod Taylor as "Very Rare". About 1 in 20,162,020 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Rod a male or female name?
Rod is predominantly male. Out of 8,744 total SSA registrations, 100.0% were male and 0.0% were female. See the full Rod profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are named Rod Taylor?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people are called Rod Taylor at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.