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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1967 · 1,008 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 47,183since 1880
Roderick over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Roderick has never cracked the top 200 here.
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.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,743 | 93 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,902 | 83 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,909 | 82 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,665 | 103 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,700 | 96 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,609 | 100 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,340 | 134 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,352 | 132 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,170 | 160 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,016 | 199 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,070 | 185 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,082 | 178 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,058 | 178 | |
| 2012 | — | #979 | 204 | |
| 2011 | — | #915 | 220 | |
| 2010 | — | #961 | 206 | |
| 2009 | — | #900 | 229 | |
| 2008 | — | #936 | 217 | |
| 2007 | — | #837 | 255 | |
| 2006 | — | #732 | 292 | |
| 2005 | — | #783 | 249 | |
| 2004 | — | #720 | 265 | |
| 2003 | — | #745 | 240 | |
| 2002 | — | #637 | 305 | |
| 2001 | — | #648 | 288 | |
| 2000 | — | #613 | 310 | |
| 1999 | — | #588 | 331 | |
| 1998 | — | #627 | 290 | |
| 1997 | — | #550 | 356 | |
| 1996 | — | #535 | 361 | |
| 1995 | — | #512 | 399 | |
| 1994 | — | #485 | 439 | |
| 1993 | — | #447 | 489 | |
| 1992 | — | #432 | 511 | |
| 1991 | — | #418 | 540 | |
| 1990 | — | #387 | 599 | |
| 1989 | — | #367 | 610 | |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | #360 | 568 |
| 1987 | #7,987 | 8 | #338 | 597 |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | #321 | 631 |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #308 | 668 |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 | #311 | 629 |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | #294 | 682 |
| 1982 | #5,911 | 11 | #279 | 740 |
| 1981 | #4,963 | 14 | #279 | 742 |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 | #278 | 758 |
| 1979 | #6,189 | 10 | #275 | 746 |
| 1978 | #4,931 | 13 | #280 | 691 |
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | #260 | 760 |
| 1976 | #4,363 | 14 | #253 | 783 |
| 1975 | #5,161 | 11 | #252 | 796 |
| 1974 | #4,720 | 12 | #235 | 879 |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 | #231 | 909 |
| 1972 | #5,480 | 9 | #229 | 940 |
| 1971 | #5,136 | 10 | #223 | 1,057 |
| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 | #228 | 1,037 |
| 1969 | #5,057 | 9 | #234 | 981 |
| 1968 | #4,779 | 9 | #227 | 997 |
| 1967 | #4,053 | 11 | #221 | 1,008 |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #225 | 961 |
| 1965 | #4,831 | 8 | #231 | 997 |
| 1964 | — | #234 | 1,026 | |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | #243 | 989 |
| 1962 | #4,011 | 11 | #252 | 933 |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #259 | 900 |
| 1960 | — | #276 | 846 | |
| 1959 | — | #279 | 806 | |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #289 | 700 |
| 1957 | — | #274 | 766 | |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | #282 | 682 |
| 1955 | — | #282 | 646 | |
| 1954 | — | #299 | 572 | |
| 1953 | — | #277 | 632 | |
| 1952 | — | #304 | 546 | |
| 1951 | — | #320 | 466 | |
| 1950 | — | #314 | 475 | |
| 1949 | — | #336 | 401 | |
| 1948 | — | #351 | 364 | |
| 1947 | — | #356 | 368 | |
| 1946 | — | #375 | 302 | |
| 1945 | — | #377 | 248 | |
| 1944 | — | #398 | 234 | |
| 1943 | — | #414 | 222 | |
| 1942 | — | #434 | 202 | |
| 1941 | — | #470 | 160 | |
| 1940 | — | #457 | 162 | |
| 1939 | — | #414 | 189 | |
| 1938 | — | #410 | 191 | |
| 1937 | — | #414 | 188 | |
| 1936 | — | #409 | 180 | |
| 1935 | — | #461 | 151 | |
| 1934 | — | #430 | 170 | |
| 1933 | — | #426 | 166 | |
| 1932 | — | #484 | 140 | |
| 1931 | — | #449 | 156 | |
| 1930 | — | #480 | 153 | |
| 1929 | — | #447 | 177 | |
| 1928 | — | #443 | 182 | |
| 1927 | — | #459 | 178 | |
| 1926 | — | #456 | 174 | |
| 1925 | — | #500 | 148 | |
| 1924 | — | #532 | 140 | |
| 1923 | — | #531 | 131 | |
| 1922 | — | #535 | 137 | |
| 1921 | — | #616 | 106 | |
| 1920 | — | #615 | 105 | |
| 1919 | — | #730 | 76 | |
| 1918 | — | #647 | 90 | |
| 1917 | — | #607 | 96 | |
| 1916 | — | #647 | 82 | |
| 1915 | — | #632 | 84 | |
| 1914 | — | #629 | 65 | |
| 1913 | — | #503 | 74 | |
| 1912 | — | #599 | 46 | |
| 1911 | — | #793 | 17 | |
| 1910 | — | #822 | 14 | |
| 1909 | — | #893 | 11 | |
| 1908 | — | #744 | 13 | |
| 1907 | — | #930 | 9 | |
| 1906 | — | #709 | 12 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,233 | 5 | |
| 1904 | — | #810 | 9 | |
| 1903 | — | #595 | 14 | |
| 1902 | — | #862 | 8 | |
| 1901 | — | #779 | 8 | |
| 1900 | — | #699 | 13 | |
| 1899 | — | #928 | 6 | |
| 1898 | — | #635 | 12 | |
| 1897 | — | #725 | 9 | |
| 1896 | — | #778 | 9 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | #668 | 10 | |
| 1893 | — | #907 | 6 | |
| 1892 | — | #861 | 7 | |
| 1891 | — | #456 | 15 | |
| 1890 | — | #739 | 8 | |
| 1889 | — | #673 | 9 | |
| 1888 | — | #815 | 7 | |
| 1887 | — | #488 | 13 | |
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #837 | 6 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #745 | 7 | |
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 1959
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Alabama#98 · 1 in 469
- Maine#147 · 1 in 1,064
- District of Columbia#190 · 1 in 1,351
- Louisiana#193 · 1 in 1,093
- Michigan#207 · 1 in 1,820
Best ever in a state: #60 in Alabama, 1982.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #98 | 82 | 1 in 469 |
| Maine | #147 | 10 | 1 in 1,064 |
| District of Columbia | #190 | 11 | 1 in 1,351 |
| Louisiana | #193 | 39 | 1 in 1,093 |
| Michigan | #207 | 53 | 1 in 1,820 |
| Florida | #210 | 38 | 1 in 1,413 |
| Ohio | #220 | 51 | 1 in 2,222 |
| Maryland | #222 | 16 | 1 in 2,053 |
| Massachusetts | #223 | 14 | 1 in 4,030 |
| Kentucky | #224 | 19 | 1 in 1,904 |
| Georgia | #232 | 30 | 1 in 1,599 |
| Arkansas | #242 | 11 | 1 in 1,780 |
| Missouri | #243 | 22 | 1 in 2,239 |
| North Carolina | #246 | 28 | 1 in 1,880 |
| Nebraska | #249 | 6 | 1 in 2,693 |
| Tennessee | #250 | 18 | 1 in 2,214 |
| Mississippi | #251 | 15 | 1 in 1,846 |
| Virginia | #261 | 19 | 1 in 2,273 |
| California | #275 | 75 | 1 in 2,395 |
| Kansas | #291 | 8 | 1 in 2,974 |
| Minnesota | #295 | 8 | 1 in 5,284 |
| Pennsylvania | #306 | 23 | 1 in 5,293 |
| New Jersey | #308 | 13 | 1 in 4,717 |
| Indiana | #309 | 13 | 1 in 4,215 |
| South Carolina | #309 | 10 | 1 in 2,859 |
| Connecticut | #316 | 5 | 1 in 5,327 |
| Illinois | #332 | 26 | 1 in 4,475 |
| Wisconsin | #333 | 7 | 1 in 6,792 |
| Iowa | #354 | 5 | 1 in 6,202 |
| Texas | #366 | 44 | 1 in 2,799 |
| Washington | #371 | 6 | 1 in 5,245 |
| New York | #378 | 33 | 1 in 5,482 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 60 | #488 (1887) | #774 |
| 1890s | 82 | #456 (1891) | #744 |
| 1900s | 102 | #595 (1903) | #825 |
| 1910s | 644 | #503 (1913) | #661 |
| 1920s | 1,478 | #443 (1928) | #513 |
| 1930s | 1,684 | #409 (1936) | #438 |
| 1940s | 2,663 | #336 (1949) | #397 |
| 1950s | 6,291 | #274 (1957) | #292 |
| 1960s | 9,638 | #221 (1967) | #240 |
| 1970s | 8,598 | #223 (1971) | #247 |
| 1980s | 6,625 | #278 (1980) | #314 |
| 1990s | 4,315 | #387 (1990) | #498 |
| 2000s | 2,650 | #613 (2000) | #755 |
| 2010s | 1,796 | #915 (2011) | #1,094 |
| 2020s | 557 | #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 1959
boys
#279
806 births · 1 in 2,648 boys
Top boys' names in 1959
More about 1959
boys
2,134,518 boys got a published name in 1959; 1 in 2,648 of them was named Roderick, which outranked 93.9% of the 4,572 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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Biggest movers since 1958
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Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.