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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201963peak #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.

Show data table
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 1963

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedNHWashington: #381 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,773 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: #270 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,870 boysMNIllinois: #237 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 2,246 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedWIMichigan: #207 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,912 boysMINew York: #276 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 2,909 boysNYMassachusetts: #251 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,983 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedORNevada: 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: #276 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,508 boysIAIndiana: #412 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,328 boysINOhio: #269 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 3,227 boysOHPennsylvania: #363 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 6,817 boysPANew Jersey: #274 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,434 boysNJConnecticut: #309 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,214 boysCTCalifornia: #289 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 2,504 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedUTColorado: #292 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,616 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedNEMissouri: #260 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,622 boysMOKentucky: #286 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,006 boysKYWest Virginia: #270 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,835 boysWVVirginia: #199 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,348 boysVAMaryland: #210 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,723 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #282 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,740 boysNMKansas: #350 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,116 boysKSArkansas: #203 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,216 boysARTennessee: #155 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 978 boysTNNorth Carolina: #179 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,051 boysNCSouth Carolina: #215 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,417 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #160 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 917 boysDCOklahoma: #299 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,504 boysOKLouisiana: #138 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 629 boysLAMississippi: #228 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,435 boysMSAlabama: #89 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 389 boysALGeorgia: #188 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,119 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedHITexas: #232 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 1,227 boysTXFlorida: #164 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 922 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#89 · 1 in 389
  2. Louisiana#138 · 1 in 629
  3. Tennessee#155 · 1 in 978
  4. District of Columbia#160 · 1 in 917
  5. Florida#164 · 1 in 922

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#89901 in 389
Louisiana#138631 in 629
Tennessee#155391 in 978
District of Columbia#160161 in 917
Florida#164581 in 922
North Carolina#179481 in 1,051
Georgia#188421 in 1,119
Virginia#199321 in 1,348
Arkansas#203161 in 1,216
Michigan#207451 in 1,912
Maryland#210191 in 1,723
South Carolina#215191 in 1,417
Mississippi#228181 in 1,435
Texas#232941 in 1,227
Illinois#237481 in 2,246
Massachusetts#251111 in 4,983
Missouri#260171 in 2,622
Ohio#269321 in 3,227
Minnesota#270101 in 3,870
West Virginia#27061 in 2,835
New Jersey#274181 in 3,434
Iowa#27681 in 3,508
New York#276601 in 2,909
New Mexico#28271 in 1,740
Kentucky#286111 in 3,006
California#289751 in 2,504
Colorado#29281 in 2,616
Oklahoma#29991 in 2,504
Connecticut#30951 in 5,214
Kansas#35051 in 4,116
Pennsylvania#363161 in 6,817
Washington#38151 in 5,773
Indiana#41271 in 7,328
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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 1963

girls
#5,296
7 births · 1 in 275,358 girls
boys
#243
989 births · 1 in 2,054 boys

Top girls' names in 1963

  1. #1Lisa56,047
  2. #2Mary41,546
  3. #3Susan33,991
  4. #4Karen32,492
  5. #5Linda27,727
  6. #6Donna25,405
  7. #7Patricia25,374
  8. #8Lori23,899
  9. #9Sandra21,621
  10. #10Cynthia21,589
  11. #5,296Roderick7

Top boys' names in 1963

  1. #1Michael83,771
  2. #2John78,636
  3. #3David78,444
  4. #4James71,294
  5. #5Robert70,007
  6. #6Mark49,342
  7. #7William44,453
  8. #8Richard40,772
  9. #9Thomas35,490
  10. #10Jeffrey31,701
  11. #243Roderick989
More about 1963

girls

1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 275,358 of them was named Roderick, which outranked 30.9% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roderick
  1. #4,896Yuvette8
  2. #4,896Zinda8
  3. #4,896Zonia8
  4. #5,296Roderick7
  5. #5,296Adam7
  6. #5,296Adine7
  7. #5,296Adra7
  8. #5,891Acquanetta6
  9. #5,891Adline6
  10. #5,891Adona6

Tied with 594 names at #5,296; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 631Zena#1,323 → #692
  2. ↑ 623Zina#992 → #369
  3. ↑ 540Trisha#1,020 → #480
  4. ↑ 457Shirl#1,304 → #847
  5. ↑ 396Glynis#992 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,195Marnita#727 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 255Velvet#623 → #878
  3. ↓ 235Delphine#904 → #1,139
  4. ↓ 224Rosita#934 → #1,158
  5. ↓ 197Lindy#885 → #1,082

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

boys

2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 2,054 of them was named Roderick, which outranked 94.7% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roderick
  1. #240Clyde1,008
  2. #241Jesus995
  3. #242Milton993
  4. #243Roderick989
  5. #244Clinton983
  6. #244Rex983
  7. #246Nelson982
Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,551Tal#2,364 → #813
  2. ↑ 1,141Jaimie#1,962 → #821
  3. ↑ 540Stoney#1,038 → #498
  4. ↑ 364Pamela#1,311 → #947
  5. ↑ 331Giovanni#1,242 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Olin#871 → #1,195
  2. ↓ 295Enoch#984 → #1,279
  3. ↓ 285Rand#953 → #1,238
  4. ↓ 283Vernell#996 → #1,279
  5. ↓ 269Bentley#926 → #1,195

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

See the top 100 for 1963 →