Boys' name · since 1937
Rhoderick
Rhoderick has 57 recorded births since 1937 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,290 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 57
- born since 1937
- 1970s
- peak decade
57 boys have been named Rhoderick since 1937, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhoderick has been recorded 57 times among boys since 1937, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 1985.
- #21,290 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 57 born since 1937
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhoderick ranks #21,290 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 1937, peaking in the 1970s.
- #21,290 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 57
- born since 1937
- 1970s
- peak decade
Rhoderick's 57 recorded births place it above 53.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rhoderick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rhoderick splits its recorded history at 1975: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1950 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rhoderick popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1985
- Peak year (1978)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Rhoderick by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (26 births, 46% of the file).
1970s was Rhoderick's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Rhoderick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 26 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Rhoderick's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 1980s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rhoderick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1937–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rhoderick draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.