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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #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 1973

  • 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: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedMNIllinois: #288 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,365 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedWIMichigan: #199 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,565 boysMINew York: #358 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 3,573 boysNYMassachusetts: #309 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,036 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: #351 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,414 boysINOhio: #276 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,964 boysOHPennsylvania: #338 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,938 boysPANew Jersey: #382 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,801 boysNJConnecticut: #243 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,392 boysCTCalifornia: #421 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 4,122 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedNEMissouri: #330 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,665 boysMOKentucky: #252 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,343 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedWVVirginia: #261 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,255 boysVAMaryland: #250 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,390 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: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedKSArkansas: #134 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 682 boysARTennessee: #181 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,204 boysTNNorth Carolina: #139 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 788 boysNCSouth Carolina: #158 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 820 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #172 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 927 boysDCOklahoma: #278 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,269 boysOKLouisiana: #106 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 472 boysLAMississippi: #92 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 404 boysMSAlabama: #66 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 324 boysALGeorgia: #82 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 373 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedHITexas: #184 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 880 boysTXFlorida: #163 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 884 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#66 · 1 in 324
  2. Georgia#82 · 1 in 373
  3. Mississippi#92 · 1 in 404
  4. Louisiana#106 · 1 in 472
  5. Arkansas#134 · 1 in 682

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#66821 in 324
Georgia#821051 in 373
Mississippi#92471 in 404
Louisiana#106631 in 472
Arkansas#134221 in 682
North Carolina#139501 in 788
South Carolina#158261 in 820
Florida#163561 in 884
District of Columbia#17291 in 927
Tennessee#181261 in 1,204
Texas#1841191 in 880
Michigan#199421 in 1,565
Connecticut#24371 in 2,392
Maryland#25091 in 2,390
Kentucky#252111 in 2,343
Virginia#261141 in 2,255
Ohio#276261 in 2,964
Oklahoma#27881 in 2,269
Illinois#288331 in 2,365
Massachusetts#30971 in 5,036
Missouri#33091 in 3,665
Pennsylvania#338151 in 4,938
Indiana#35191 in 4,414
New York#358321 in 3,573
New Jersey#38291 in 4,801
California#421351 in 4,122
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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 1973

girls
#6,080
8 births · 1 in 182,276 girls
boys
#231
909 births · 1 in 1,715 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #6,080Roderick8

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #231Roderick909
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 182,276 of them was named Roderick, which outranked 38.0% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roderick
  1. #5,580Zona9
  2. #5,580Zora9
  3. #5,580Zorana9
  4. #6,080Roderick8
  5. #6,080Abril8
  6. #6,080Adine8
  7. #6,080Adrienna8
  8. #6,666Aaryn7
  9. #6,666Adonna7
  10. #6,666Afiya7

Tied with 585 names at #6,080; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

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

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 1,715 of them was named Roderick, which outranked 96.1% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roderick
  1. #228Gilbert918
  2. #229Stacy916
  3. #230Byron915
  4. #231Roderick909
  5. #232Rafael906
  6. #233Marlon904
  7. #234Lamont900
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,348Vashon#3,152 → #804
  2. ↑ 1,405Jory#2,158 → #753
  3. ↑ 348Pernell#1,262 → #914
  4. ↑ 345Enoch#1,307 → #962
  5. ↑ 273Tarik#1,177 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
  2. ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
  3. ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
  4. ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1973 →