Rod vs Roderick

Side-by-side comparison of Rod and Roderick — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Rod

Boy name

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Name B

Roderick

Boy name · Rank #1901

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Metric Rod Roderick
Current Rank Unranked #1901
Total Births (all years) 8,744 47,088
Peak Year 1960 1971
Peak Year Births 495 1,057
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1910 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rod Roderick
1880ss — 60
1890ss — 82
1900ss — 102
1910ss 32 644
1920ss 72 1,478
1930ss 232 1,684
1940ss 990 2,663
1950ss 2,026 6,293
1960ss 3,745 9,637
1970ss 923 8,598
1980ss 316 6,625
1990ss 229 4,313
2000ss 113 2,650
2010ss 52 1,795
2020ss 14 464

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rod Roderick
2014 5 178
2015 6 185
2016 11 199
2017 — 160
2018 — 131
2019 — 134
2020 — 100
2021 7 96
2022 — 103
2023 7 82
2024 — 83

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1910–2023.

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