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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201992peak #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 1992

  • 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: #561 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 5,748 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedWIMichigan: #322 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,864 boysMINew York: #672 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 8,254 boysNYMassachusetts: #363 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,545 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: #571 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,838 boysINOhio: #426 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 4,811 boysOHPennsylvania: #613 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 9,734 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #730 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 10,531 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedUTColorado: #399 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,525 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedNEMissouri: #514 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,048 boysMOKentucky: #277 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,699 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedWVVirginia: #504 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,258 boysVAMaryland: #285 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,277 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedDEArizona: #485 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,462 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedKSArkansas: #234 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,433 boysARTennessee: #227 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,599 boysTNNorth Carolina: #332 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,579 boysNCSouth Carolina: #338 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,257 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #294 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,498 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #241 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,271 boysLAMississippi: #137 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 683 boysMSAlabama: #114 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 573 boysALGeorgia: #224 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,393 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Roderick, so not publishedHITexas: #341 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 2,322 boysTXFlorida: #288 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,945 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#114 · 1 in 573
  2. Mississippi#137 · 1 in 683
  3. Georgia#224 · 1 in 1,393
  4. Tennessee#227 · 1 in 1,599
  5. Arkansas#234 · 1 in 1,433

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#114461 in 573
Mississippi#137241 in 683
Georgia#224351 in 1,393
Tennessee#227221 in 1,599
Arkansas#234101 in 1,433
Louisiana#241241 in 1,271
Kentucky#27791 in 2,699
Maryland#285141 in 2,277
Florida#288451 in 1,945
District of Columbia#29451 in 1,498
Michigan#322231 in 2,864
North Carolina#332181 in 2,579
South Carolina#338101 in 2,257
Texas#341661 in 2,322
Massachusetts#36391 in 4,545
Colorado#39971 in 3,525
Ohio#426161 in 4,811
Arizona#48571 in 4,462
Virginia#50481 in 5,258
Missouri#51461 in 6,048
Illinois#561151 in 5,748
Indiana#57151 in 7,838
Pennsylvania#61381 in 9,734
New York#672161 in 8,254
California#730271 in 10,531
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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 1992

boys
#432
511 births · 1 in 3,909 boys

Top boys' names in 1992

  1. #1Michael54,410
  2. #2Christopher42,468
  3. #3Matthew37,733
  4. #4Joshua36,221
  5. #5Andrew30,542
  6. #6Brandon29,628
  7. #7Daniel29,157
  8. #8Tyler28,806
  9. #9James28,513
  10. #10David28,425
  11. #432Roderick511
More about 1992

boys

1,997,409 boys got a published name in 1992; 1 in 3,909 of them was named Roderick, which outranked 95.6% of the 9,820 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roderick
  1. #429Clarence518
  2. #430Kirk515
  3. #431Wilson513
  4. #432Roderick511
  5. #432Rogelio511
  6. #434Noel510
  7. #435Brenden509
  8. #436Stephan508

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,348Dalvin#7,271 → #923
  2. ↑ 3,435Jalen#3,813 → #378
  3. ↑ 2,026Davante#2,828 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,555Davonta#2,469 → #914
  5. ↑ 1,383Juwan#2,344 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,632Unnamed#972 → #3,604
  2. ↓ 450Octavius#945 → #1,395
  3. ↓ 398Male#679 → #1,077
  4. ↓ 394Khiry#915 → #1,309
  5. ↓ 379Dijon#915 → #1,294

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

See the top 100 for 1992 →