Recorded 1964–2018 Boys' name Peak 1992 237 births

Rodderick — boys' name

237 babies named Rodderick in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s231970s581980s541990s672000s122010s23
1990s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Rodderick was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

13 babies were named Rodderick in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rodderick

The Social Security Administration has registered 237 babies named Rodderick between 1964 and 2018, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rodderick currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rodderick performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rodderick shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rodderick in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 237 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rodderick at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

237

Since 1964

55 years of records

Peak year

1992

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1964

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2018

Rodderick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1964

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1992)
13
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
468101214 20182002199319861980197519671964 7

Rodderick by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
67 births that decade — 28% of Rodderick's all-time total
1960s231970s581980s541990s672000s122010s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rodderick?
237 babies have been named Rodderick since 1964. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1992 with 13 births.
When was Rodderick most popular?
Rodderick was most popular in the 1990s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Rodderick been used?
Rodderick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 55 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Rodderick?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rodney, Roderick, Rodolfo, Rodrigo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1964–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.