Boys' name · since 1964
Rodderick
Rodderick has 237 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,989 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 237
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rodderick is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 237 have been recorded since 1964.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rodderick has been recorded 237 times among boys since 1964, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2018.
- #11,989 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 237 born since 1964
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rodderick ranks #11,989 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 237 born since 1964, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,989 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 237
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rodderick's 237 recorded births place it above 73.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rodderick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rodderick's full recorded timeline at 1985, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rodderick popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2018
- Peak year (1992)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Rodderick by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (67 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Rodderick's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Rodderick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s
1970s
58 births
- 1980s
1980s
54 births
- 1990s
1990s
67 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 23
2010s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 67 births (28% of all-time use).
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- Rodderick's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (67 total births) through the 2010s (23) -- 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 Rodderick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1964–2018 (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 Rodderick 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.