Boys' name · since 1919
Roddie
Roddie has 303 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,520 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 303
- born since 1919
- 1950s
- peak decade
303 boys have been named Roddie since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Roddie recorded 303 times among boys since 1919, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1979.
- #10,520 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 303 born since 1919
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roddie ranks #10,520 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 303 born since 1919, peaking in the 1950s.
- #10,520 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 303
- born since 1919
- 1950s
- peak decade
Roddie's 303 recorded births place it above 76.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Roddie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Roddie's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1926, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Roddie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1979
- Peak year (1961)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Roddie popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1928 (Roddie as girls' name)
Roddie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (95 births, 31% of the file).
1950s was Roddie's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Roddie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s
1930s
44 births
- 1940s
1940s
47 births
- 1950s
1950s
95 births
- 1960s
1960s
77 births
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 95 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Roddie's data
- Roddie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Roddie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1919–1979 (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 Roddie 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.