Tod Williams
There are approximately 34 people named Tod Williams living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 10,081,010 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Tod with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Williams. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
34
1 in 10,081,010
Named Tod
6.4K
Alive today
Named Williams
1.8M
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 6.4K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1962
Average age: 60
Top Census group: White (91.8%)
Estimated bearers: 1.8M
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #3
Per 100K: 522.38
Top ancestry: Black (46.2%)
First name trend
Tod: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Tod. The peak year was 1962 with 568 births. The average person named Tod today is 60 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tod
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Tod, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 91.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tod 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 Tod at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White91.8% · 6,121
- Two or more races2.5% · 166
- Black or African American2.3% · 153
- Hispanic or Latino1.4% · 96
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 89
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 42
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Williams surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Williams, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Black at 46.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Williams 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 Williams at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Black or African American46.2% · 721,683
- White43.8% · 684,271
- Two or more races5.1% · 79,393
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 54,634
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 12,205
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 9,209
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Tod has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0019% of the US population, based on 6,434 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 Tod right now.
The surname Williams appears at a rate of 522.38 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.5224%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 34 people with the full name Tod Williams. 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
Tod Williams: questions and answers
How many people are named Tod Williams?
We estimate approximately 34 people in the United States share the full name Tod Williams. That works out to about 1 in 10,081,010 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0019%) with the surname frequency (522.38 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Tod Williams?
We classify Tod Williams as "Very Rare". About 1 in 10,081,010 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Tod a male or female name?
Tod is predominantly male. Out of 7,702 total SSA registrations, 100.0% were male and 0.0% were female. See the full Tod 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 share the full name Tod Williams?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.