Rodrick

Last seen for girls in 1974 at #8,775 · #4,249 for boys in 2025, 24 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1977 · 273 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
8,963
since 1914

Rodrick over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Rodrick has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201978peak #491, 1977boys
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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—#4,24924
2024—#3,52432
2023—#3,47433
2022—#3,21637
2021—#3,58231
2020—#2,61748
2019—#3,42633
2018—#2,35556
2017—#2,75544
2016—#2,66146
2015—#2,42952
2014—#2,46151
2013—#1,82778
2012—#2,00370
2011—#1,92772
2010—#1,81680
2009—#2,07766
2008—#1,98171
2007—#2,16462
2006—#1,89371
2005—#1,71178
2004—#1,85766
2003—#1,47888
2002—#1,43390
2001—#1,52779
2000—#1,51479
1999—#1,34289
1998—#1,32290
1997—#1,169103
1996—#990126
1995—#1,107105
1994—#935138
1993—#929134
1992—#880144
1991—#801166
1990—#833151
1989—#734181
1988—#736165
1987—#802134
1986—#753145
1985—#707156
1984—#627185
1983—#664166
1982—#611198
1981—#650172
1980—#586215
1979—#581216
1978—#533240
1977—#491273
1976—#541220
1975—#521239
1974#8,7755#519231
1973—#560201
1972—#580188
1971—#592194
1970—#559209
1969—#615161
1968—#617150
1967—#655129
1966—#672121
1965—#610157
1964—#682128
1963—#704121
1962—#709117
1961—#85580
1960—#83084
1959—#89374
1958—#94465
1957—#89771
1956—#91766
1955—#84775
1954—#1,00755
1953—#95956
1952—#91560
1951—#94954
1950—#1,13939
1949—#1,25233
1948—#1,09142
1947—#1,27133
1946—#1,15736
1945—#1,32725
1944—#1,68317
1943—#1,76417
1942—#1,94614
1941—#1,68517
1940—#2,4789
1939—#1,79515
1938—#1,55919
1937—#2,08812
1936—#2,18411
1935—#3,6455
1934—#2,12112
1933—#3,0047
1932—#2,6389
1931—#2,6519
1930—#3,5926
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1927—#3,7806
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1924—#3,8676
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First appearance
1914

The first year at least five boys were named Rodrick! It came in at #3,264, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1914–1922, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Rodrick is popular in 1978

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedMNIllinois: #651 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 9,924 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedWIMichigan: #587 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 10,708 boysMINew York: #1,111 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 22,052 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedINOhio: #562 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 11,010 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #900 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 16,893 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedKSArkansas: #287 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,456 boysARTennessee: #349 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,992 boysTNNorth Carolina: #394 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,130 boysNCSouth Carolina: #345 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,923 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #303 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,944 boysLAMississippi: #168 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 923 boysMSAlabama: #218 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,518 boysALGeorgia: #225 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,573 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Rodrick, so not publishedHITexas: #317 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 2,302 boysTXFlorida: #319 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,550 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#168 · 1 in 923
  2. Alabama#218 · 1 in 1,518
  3. Georgia#225 · 1 in 1,573
  4. Arkansas#287 · 1 in 2,456
  5. Louisiana#303 · 1 in 1,944

Best ever in a state: #144 in Mississippi, 1975.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#168201 in 923
Alabama#218171 in 1,518
Georgia#225241 in 1,573
Arkansas#28761 in 2,456
Louisiana#303171 in 1,944
Texas#317501 in 2,302
Florida#319201 in 2,550
South Carolina#34571 in 2,923
Tennessee#34981 in 3,992
North Carolina#39491 in 4,130
Ohio#56271 in 11,010
Michigan#58761 in 10,708
Illinois#65181 in 9,924
California#900101 in 16,893
New York#1,11151 in 22,052
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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 Rodrick
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 725 spots since 2024 (#3,524 → #4,249)
  • 1,632 spots since 2020 (#2,617 → #4,249)
  • 1,820 spots since 2015 (#2,429 → #4,249)
  • Biggest jump: 190 spots in 1951 (#1,139 → #949)
  • Biggest drop: 179 spots in 1997 (#990 → #1,169)
Rise & fade · boys
63 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1914
  • Peaked 1977 at #491 (273 births)
  • Births halved by 1987, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 44 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 44 yrs · run 1955–1994
Share of babies · boys
1 in 6,019
  • Highest: 1 in 6,019 boys born in 1977 were named Rodrick (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 71,170 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1970s
  • 24.7% of all boys named Rodrick (2,211) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s10#3,264 (1914)#3,722
1920s31#3,408 (1925)#3,715
1930s105#1,559 (1938)#2,528
1940s243#1,091 (1948)#1,565
1950s615#847 (1955)#947
1960s1,248#610 (1965)#695
1970s2,211#491 (1977)#548
1980s1,717#586 (1980)#687
1990s1,246#801 (1991)#1,031
2000s750#1,433 (2002)#1,764
2010s582#1,816 (2010)#2,366
2020s205#2,617 (2020)#3,444

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.

Rodrick in 1978

boys
#533
240 births · 1 in 6,841 boys

Top boys' names in 1978

  1. #1Michael67,127
  2. #2Jason51,600
  3. #3Christopher47,236
  4. #4David40,684
  5. #5James39,894
  6. #6Matthew34,282
  7. #7John34,014
  8. #8Robert33,374
  9. #9Brian29,432
  10. #10Joseph26,663
  11. #533Rodrick240
More about 1978

boys

1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 6,841 of them was named Rodrick, which outranked 92.1% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rodrick
  1. #529Mickey243
  2. #531Erich242
  3. #531Kristian242
  4. #533Rodrick240
  5. #533Donte240
  6. #533Hugh240
  7. #533Jamey240
  8. #537Blaine238
  9. #538Harley237
  10. #539Lyle235

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

Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,237Dequan#4,164 → #927
  2. ↑ 626Nicholaus#1,367 → #741
  3. ↑ 617Nicklaus#1,515 → #898
  4. ↑ 578Zebulon#1,476 → #898
  5. ↑ 424Anwar#1,121 → #697
Fallers
  1. ↓ 674Kinte#834 → #1,508
  2. ↓ 668Kunta#572 → #1,240
  3. ↓ 417Telly#732 → #1,149
  4. ↓ 415Lesley#937 → #1,352
  5. ↓ 310Amin#904 → #1,214

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

See the top 100 for 1978 →