Roderick

Last seen for girls in 1988 at #10,386 · #1,743 for boys in 2025, 93 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
1967 · 1,008 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
47,183
since 1880

Roderick over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Roderick has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #221, 1967boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,74393
2024—#1,90283
2023—#1,90982
2022—#1,665103
2021—#1,70096
2020—#1,609100
2019—#1,340134
2018—#1,352132
2017—#1,170160
2016—#1,016199
2015—#1,070185
2014—#1,082178
2013—#1,058178
2012—#979204
2011—#915220
2010—#961206
2009—#900229
2008—#936217
2007—#837255
2006—#732292
2005—#783249
2004—#720265
2003—#745240
2002—#637305
2001—#648288
2000—#613310
1999—#588331
1998—#627290
1997—#550356
1996—#535361
1995—#512399
1994—#485439
1993—#447489
1992—#432511
1991—#418540
1990—#387599
1989—#367610
1988#10,3866#360568
1987#7,9878#338597
1986#7,1349#321631
1985#8,3187#308668
1984#6,8109#311629
1983#6,21210#294682
1982#5,91111#279740
1981#4,96314#279742
1980#6,31910#278758
1979#6,18910#275746
1978#4,93113#280691
1977#8,4446#260760
1976#4,36314#253783
1975#5,16111#252796
1974#4,72012#235879
1973#6,0808#231909
1972#5,4809#229940
1971#5,13610#2231,057
1970#5,8188#2281,037
1969#5,0579#234981
1968#4,7799#227997
1967#4,05311#2211,008
1966#5,2737#225961
1965#4,8318#231997
1964—#2341,026
1963#5,2967#243989
1962#4,01111#252933
1961#6,5675#259900
1960—#276846
1959—#279806
1958#6,1035#289700
1957—#274766
1956#5,3256#282682
1955—#282646
1954—#299572
1953—#277632
1952—#304546
1951—#320466
1950—#314475
1949—#336401
1948—#351364
1947—#356368
1946—#375302
1945—#377248
1944—#398234
1943—#414222
1942—#434202
1941—#470160
1940—#457162
1939—#414189
1938—#410191
1937—#414188
1936—#409180
1935—#461151
1934—#430170
1933—#426166
1932—#484140
1931—#449156
1930—#480153
1929—#447177
1928—#443182
1927—#459178
1926—#456174
1925—#500148
1924—#532140
1923—#531131
1922—#535137
1921—#616106
1920—#615105
1919—#73076
1918—#64790
1917—#60796
1916—#64782
1915—#63284
1914—#62965
1913—#50374
1912—#59946
1911—#79317
1910—#82214
1909—#89311
1908—#74413
1907—#9309
1906—#70912
1905—#1,2335
1904—#8109
1903—#59514
1902—#8628
1901—#7798
1900—#69913
1899—#9286
1898—#63512
1897—#7259
1896—#7789
1895——
1894—#66810
1893—#9076
1892—#8617
1891—#45615
1890—#7398
1889—#6739
1888—#8157
1887—#48813
1886—#9595
1885—#7008
1884—#9715
1883——
1882—#8376
1881——
1880—#7457
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Roderick was already there! It came in at #745, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Roderick is popular in 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedAKMaine: #156 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,171 boysMEVermont: #79 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 423 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedNHWashington: #260 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,385 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #313 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,125 boysMNIllinois: #242 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 3,091 boysILWisconsin: #312 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,832 boysWIMichigan: #230 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,880 boysMINew York: #284 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 4,714 boysNYMassachusetts: #160 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,968 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedRIOregon: #203 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,681 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedIAIndiana: #294 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,992 boysINOhio: #240 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 3,243 boysOHPennsylvania: #250 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 4,336 boysPANew Jersey: #343 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,202 boysNJConnecticut: #148 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,861 boysCTCalifornia: #275 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,976 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedUTColorado: #193 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,487 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedNEMissouri: #309 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,631 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #308 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,051 boysWVVirginia: #286 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,085 boysVAMaryland: #232 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,713 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedDEArizona: #261 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,994 boysAZNew Mexico: #239 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,413 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #304 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,349 boysNCSouth Carolina: #412 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,706 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #161 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,312 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #270 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,213 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedMSAlabama: #221 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,730 boysALGeorgia: #417 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,205 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedHITexas: #458 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 5,192 boysTXFlorida: #304 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,384 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Vermont#79 · 1 in 423
  2. Connecticut#148 · 1 in 1,861
  3. Maine#156 · 1 in 1,171
  4. Massachusetts#160 · 1 in 2,968
  5. District of Columbia#161 · 1 in 1,312

Best ever in a state: #60 in Alabama, 1982.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#7991 in 423
Connecticut#148101 in 1,861
Maine#15681 in 1,171
Massachusetts#160161 in 2,968
District of Columbia#161101 in 1,312
Colorado#193111 in 1,487
Oregon#203101 in 1,681
Alabama#221221 in 1,730
Michigan#230271 in 2,880
Maryland#23291 in 2,713
New Mexico#23971 in 1,413
Ohio#240281 in 3,243
Illinois#242301 in 3,091
Pennsylvania#250251 in 4,336
Washington#26081 in 3,385
Arizona#26151 in 1,994
Louisiana#270161 in 2,213
California#275411 in 2,976
New York#284321 in 4,714
Virginia#286121 in 3,085
Indiana#29491 in 4,992
Florida#30491 in 3,384
North Carolina#304151 in 3,349
West Virginia#30861 in 4,051
Missouri#30991 in 4,631
Wisconsin#31251 in 7,832
Minnesota#31351 in 7,125
New Jersey#34351 in 9,202
South Carolina#41251 in 5,706
Georgia#41771 in 6,205
Texas#458201 in 5,192
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Roderick
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 159 spots since 2024 (#1,902 → #1,743)
  • 134 spots since 2020 (#1,609 → #1,743)
  • 673 spots since 2015 (#1,070 → #1,743)
  • Biggest jump: 524 spots in 1906 (#1,233 → #709)
  • Biggest drop: 423 spots in 1905 (#810 → #1,233)
Rise & fade · boys
87 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1967 at #221 (1,008 births)
  • Births halved by 1993, 26 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 129 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 129 yrs · run 1906–2012
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,673
  • Highest: 1 in 1,673 boys born in 1971 were named Roderick (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 18,366 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #221 in 1967, was only 1 in 1,730 (0.06%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 20.4% of all boys named Roderick (9,638) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s60#488 (1887)#774
1890s82#456 (1891)#744
1900s102#595 (1903)#825
1910s644#503 (1913)#661
1920s1,478#443 (1928)#513
1930s1,684#409 (1936)#438
1940s2,663#336 (1949)#397
1950s6,291#274 (1957)#292
1960s9,638#221 (1967)#240
1970s8,598#223 (1971)#247
1980s6,625#278 (1980)#314
1990s4,315#387 (1990)#498
2000s2,650#613 (2000)#755
2010s1,796#915 (2011)#1,094
2020s557#1,609 (2020)#1,755

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Roderick in 1950

boys
#314
475 births · 1 in 3,769 boys

Top boys' names in 1950

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #314Roderick475
More about 1950

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 3,769 of them was named Roderick, which outranked 92.5% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roderick
  1. #311Van482
  2. #312Denis481
  3. #313Willis476
  4. #314Roderick475
  5. #315Hector473
  6. #316Ivan472
  7. #317Grant469
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 744Ezzard#1,616 → #872
  2. ↑ 510Kelvin#1,085 → #575
  3. ↑ 447Nancy#1,297 → #850
  4. ↑ 420Samual#1,380 → #960
  5. ↑ 376Shaun#1,275 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 371Sharon#885 → #1,256
  2. ↓ 369Melvyn#770 → #1,139
  3. ↓ 367Les#997 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 351Delmas#905 → #1,256
  5. ↓ 315Denzil#808 → #1,123

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1950 →