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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201970peak #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 1970

  • 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: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #357 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,537 boysMNIllinois: #291 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,615 boysILWisconsin: #340 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,251 boysWIMichigan: #174 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 1,252 boysMINew York: #334 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 3,596 boysNYMassachusetts: #251 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,587 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: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedIAIndiana: #329 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,979 boysINOhio: #421 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 7,457 boysOHPennsylvania: #315 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 4,698 boysPANew Jersey: #302 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,461 boysNJConnecticut: #249 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,571 boysCTCalifornia: #319 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 2,703 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedUTColorado: #374 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,954 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedNEMissouri: #303 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,046 boysMOKentucky: #263 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,411 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedWVVirginia: #199 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,470 boysVAMaryland: #221 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,008 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedNMKansas: #303 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,772 boysKSArkansas: #153 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 802 boysARTennessee: #185 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,261 boysTNNorth Carolina: #172 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 970 boysNCSouth Carolina: #187 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,061 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #175 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,010 boysDCOklahoma: #334 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,371 boysOKLouisiana: #135 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 615 boysLAMississippi: #91 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 451 boysMSAlabama: #68 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 336 boysALGeorgia: #108 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 513 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedHITexas: #195 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 987 boysTXFlorida: #134 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 672 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#68 · 1 in 336
  2. Mississippi#91 · 1 in 451
  3. Georgia#108 · 1 in 513
  4. Florida#134 · 1 in 672
  5. Louisiana#135 · 1 in 615

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#68921 in 336
Mississippi#91471 in 451
Georgia#108881 in 513
Florida#134801 in 672
Louisiana#135551 in 615
Arkansas#153201 in 802
North Carolina#172471 in 970
Michigan#174651 in 1,252
District of Columbia#175121 in 1,010
Tennessee#185281 in 1,261
South Carolina#187221 in 1,061
Texas#1951161 in 987
Virginia#199261 in 1,470
Maryland#221141 in 2,008
Connecticut#24991 in 2,571
Massachusetts#251131 in 3,587
Kentucky#263121 in 2,411
Illinois#291371 in 2,615
New Jersey#302161 in 3,461
Kansas#30361 in 2,772
Missouri#303131 in 3,046
Pennsylvania#315201 in 4,698
California#319661 in 2,703
Indiana#329121 in 3,979
New York#334431 in 3,596
Oklahoma#33461 in 3,371
Wisconsin#34071 in 5,251
Minnesota#35751 in 6,537
Colorado#37451 in 3,954
Ohio#421131 in 7,457
Alaska
Arizona
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Maine
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming

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 1970

girls
#5,818
8 births · 1 in 218,518 girls
boys
#228
1,037 births · 1 in 1,792 boys

Top girls' names in 1970

  1. #1Jennifer46,150
  2. #2Lisa38,967
  3. #3Kimberly34,130
  4. #4Michelle34,047
  5. #5Amy25,212
  6. #6Angela24,929
  7. #7Melissa23,735
  8. #8Tammy19,587
  9. #9Mary19,204
  10. #10Tracy18,464
  11. #5,818Roderick8

Top boys' names in 1970

  1. #1Michael85,266
  2. #2James61,735
  3. #3David61,728
  4. #4John58,491
  5. #5Robert57,177
  6. #6Christopher41,747
  7. #7William38,887
  8. #8Brian31,917
  9. #9Mark31,461
  10. #10Richard30,442
  11. #228Roderick1,037
More about 1970

girls

1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 218,518 of them was named Roderick, which outranked 37.8% of the 9,355 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roderick
  1. #5,413Yavonne9
  2. #5,413Yocheved9
  3. #5,413Yuvonne9
  4. #5,818Roderick8
  5. #5,818Adah8
  6. #5,818Adriann8
  7. #5,818Agueda8
  8. #6,362Abbi7
  9. #6,362Abbigail7
  10. #6,362Adel7

Tied with 543 names at #5,818; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. 1,541Tanisha#2,515#974
  2. 1,194India#1,955#761
  3. 695Shay#1,648#953
  4. 685Terra#1,303#618
  5. 669Dyan#1,648#979
Fallers
  1. 385Cinnamon#698#1,083
  2. 306Kaye#932#1,238
  3. 303Luanne#990#1,293
  4. 273Laureen#845#1,118
  5. 273Lesia#965#1,238

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

boys

1,858,229 boys got a published name in 1970; 1 in 1,792 of them was named Roderick, which outranked 95.8% of the 5,433 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roderick
  1. #225Oscar1,042
  2. #226Dana1,038
  3. #226Raul1,038
  4. #228Roderick1,037
  5. #229Angel1,035
  6. #230Herbert1,034
  7. #231Dwight1,026
Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. 3,783Jermaine#4,404#621
  2. 1,000Dax#1,861#861
  3. 842Jeramy#1,810#968
  4. 639Branden#1,570#931
  5. 407Braden#1,396#989
Fallers
  1. 593Jemal#549#1,142
  2. 307Karen#885#1,192
  3. 307Merlin#885#1,192
  4. 302Dennie#920#1,222
  5. 276Luciano#931#1,207

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

See the top 100 for 1970