Rodger vs Roderick

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

Name A

Rodger

Boy name · Rank #8339

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Name B

Roderick

Boy name · Rank #1904

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Metric Rodger Roderick
Current Rank #8339 #1904
Total Births (all years) 21,556 47,183
Peak Year 1949 1971
Peak Year Births 680 1,057
Peak Decade 1950s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1891 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rodger Roderick
1880s - 60
1890s 16 82
1900s 51 102
1910s 380 644
1920s 883 1,478
1930s 1,959 1,684
1940s 5,292 2,663
1950s 5,503 6,291
1960s 3,673 9,638
1970s 1,701 8,598
1980s 975 6,625
1990s 505 4,315
2000s 297 2,650
2010s 231 1,796
2020s 90 557

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rodger Roderick
2014 29 178
2015 35 185
2016 25 199
2017 27 160
2018 21 132
2019 17 134
2020 17 100
2021 14 96
2022 16 103
2023 16 82
2024 9 83
2025 18 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, 1891–2025.

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