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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Roderick has never cracked the top 200 here.
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 | |
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 1971
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#75 · 1 in 309
- Alabama#77 · 1 in 359
- Georgia#106 · 1 in 504
- Florida#129 · 1 in 641
- Louisiana#130 · 1 in 570
Best ever in a state: #60 in Alabama, 1982.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #75 | 69 | 1 in 309 |
| Alabama | #77 | 84 | 1 in 359 |
| Georgia | #106 | 87 | 1 in 504 |
| Florida | #129 | 84 | 1 in 641 |
| Louisiana | #130 | 58 | 1 in 570 |
| Arkansas | #131 | 23 | 1 in 693 |
| South Carolina | #143 | 31 | 1 in 755 |
| North Carolina | #161 | 48 | 1 in 927 |
| Texas | #167 | 151 | 1 in 755 |
| District of Columbia | #173 | 11 | 1 in 981 |
| Maine | #177 | 6 | 1 in 1,339 |
| Hawaii | #178 | 8 | 1 in 779 |
| Michigan | #180 | 61 | 1 in 1,255 |
| Tennessee | #182 | 29 | 1 in 1,192 |
| Virginia | #185 | 29 | 1 in 1,265 |
| Connecticut | #214 | 10 | 1 in 2,062 |
| Nebraska | #239 | 5 | 1 in 2,295 |
| Maryland | #261 | 10 | 1 in 2,649 |
| Missouri | #269 | 16 | 1 in 2,390 |
| Illinois | #277 | 39 | 1 in 2,334 |
| Kentucky | #279 | 11 | 1 in 2,649 |
| Oklahoma | #292 | 8 | 1 in 2,529 |
| Massachusetts | #318 | 8 | 1 in 5,325 |
| Indiana | #323 | 12 | 1 in 3,819 |
| California | #338 | 56 | 1 in 2,886 |
| Ohio | #347 | 20 | 1 in 4,609 |
| New York | #366 | 34 | 1 in 4,031 |
| Pennsylvania | #468 | 9 | 1 in 9,823 |
| New Jersey | #491 | 7 | 1 in 7,374 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1967 at #221 (1,008 births)
- Births halved by 1993, 26 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 129 yrs · run 1906–2012
- 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
- 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 1971
Top girls' names in 1971
Top boys' names in 1971
More about 1971
girls
1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 166,382 of them was named Roderick, which outranked 46.7% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,810Zorana11
- #4,810Zsazsa11
- #4,810Zuleika11
- #5,136Roderick10
- #5,136Afrika10
- #5,136Alandra10
- #5,136Aleasha10
- #5,543Adell9
- #5,543Adrean9
- #5,543Agueda9
Tied with 406 names at #5,136; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 1,673 of them was named Roderick, which outranked 96.1% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).