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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201964peak #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 1964

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedAKMaine: #188 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,644 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedNHWashington: #380 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,344 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 · 9 births · 1 in 4,121 boysMNIllinois: #236 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 2,247 boysILWisconsin: #280 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,725 boysWIMichigan: #215 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 2,006 boysMINew York: #290 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 3,130 boysNYMassachusetts: #261 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,381 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: #201 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,350 boysSDIowa: #312 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,485 boysIAIndiana: #261 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,824 boysINOhio: #229 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,472 boysOHPennsylvania: #308 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 5,105 boysPANew Jersey: #363 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 6,168 boysNJConnecticut: #189 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,877 boysCTCalifornia: #255 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 1,932 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedUTColorado: #285 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,235 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedNEMissouri: #310 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,591 boysMOKentucky: #292 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,980 boysKYWest Virginia: #268 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,851 boysWVVirginia: #199 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,337 boysVAMaryland: #222 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,936 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedDEArizona: #316 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,325 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedNMKansas: #263 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,177 boysKSArkansas: #238 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,588 boysARTennessee: #239 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,919 boysTNNorth Carolina: #168 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,004 boysNCSouth Carolina: #233 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,563 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #239 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,016 boysDCOklahoma: #271 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,158 boysOKLouisiana: #162 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 811 boysLAMississippi: #189 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,007 boysMSAlabama: #77 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 340 boysALGeorgia: #180 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,015 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedHITexas: #222 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 1,173 boysTXFlorida: #145 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 823 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#77 · 1 in 340
  2. Florida#145 · 1 in 823
  3. Louisiana#162 · 1 in 811
  4. North Carolina#168 · 1 in 1,004
  5. Georgia#180 · 1 in 1,015

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#771031 in 340
Florida#145641 in 823
Louisiana#162491 in 811
North Carolina#168491 in 1,004
Georgia#180471 in 1,015
Maine#18861 in 1,644
Connecticut#189141 in 1,877
Mississippi#189251 in 1,007
Virginia#199321 in 1,337
South Dakota#20151 in 1,350
Michigan#215421 in 2,006
Maryland#222171 in 1,936
Texas#222961 in 1,173
Ohio#229411 in 2,472
South Carolina#233171 in 1,563
Illinois#236471 in 2,247
Arkansas#238121 in 1,588
District of Columbia#23971 in 2,016
Tennessee#239201 in 1,919
California#255951 in 1,932
Indiana#261181 in 2,824
Massachusetts#261101 in 5,381
Kansas#26391 in 2,177
West Virginia#26861 in 2,851
Minnesota#27091 in 4,121
Oklahoma#271101 in 2,158
Wisconsin#28091 in 4,725
Colorado#28591 in 2,235
New York#290551 in 3,130
Kentucky#292111 in 2,980
Pennsylvania#308211 in 5,105
Missouri#310121 in 3,591
Iowa#31261 in 4,485
Arizona#31671 in 2,325
New Jersey#363101 in 6,168
Washington#38051 in 5,344
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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 1964

boys
#234
1,026 births · 1 in 1,942 boys

Top boys' names in 1964

  1. #1Michael82,617
  2. #2John82,508
  3. #3David75,043
  4. #4James73,026
  5. #5Robert69,980
  6. #6Mark45,261
  7. #7William44,224
  8. #8Richard40,098
  9. #9Thomas34,463
  10. #10Jeffrey30,728
  11. #234Roderick1,026
More about 1964

boys

1,992,698 boys got a published name in 1964; 1 in 1,942 of them was named Roderick, which outranked 94.9% of the 4,594 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roderick
  1. #231Jimmie1,053
  2. #232Arnold1,043
  3. #233Leo1,028
  4. #234Roderick1,026
  5. #235Travis1,024
  6. #236Darin1,023
  7. #236Gerard1,023
Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 864Deron#1,548 → #684
  2. ↑ 653Cassius#1,513 → #860
  3. ↑ 392Kipp#1,215 → #823
  4. ↑ 363Fitzgerald#1,052 → #689
  5. ↑ 334Adrain#1,279 → #945
Fallers
  1. ↓ 286Farrell#886 → #1,172
  2. ↓ 283Tal#813 → #1,096
  3. ↓ 278Laura#921 → #1,199
  4. ↓ 272Pamela#947 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 270Huey#891 → #1,161

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

See the top 100 for 1964 →