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

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Name B

Roderick

Boy name · Rank #1744

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Metric Rod Roderick
Current Rank Unranked #1744
Total Births (all years) 8,744 47,183
Peak Year 1960 1971
Peak Year Births 496 1,057
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1910 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rod Roderick
1880s - 60
1890s - 82
1900s - 102
1910s 32 644
1920s 72 1,478
1930s 232 1,684
1940s 990 2,663
1950s 2,025 6,291
1960s 3,746 9,638
1970s 923 8,598
1980s 316 6,625
1990s 229 4,315
2000s 113 2,650
2010s 52 1,796
2020s 14 557

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rod Roderick
2014 5 178
2015 6 185
2016 11 199
2017 - 160
2018 - 132
2019 - 134
2020 - 100
2021 7 96
2022 - 103
2023 7 82
2024 - 83
2025 - 93

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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