Recorded 1919–1979 Boys' name Peak 1961 303 births

Roddie — boys' name

303 babies named Roddie in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s101930s441940s471950s951960s771970s24
1950s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Roddie was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

16 babies were named Roddie in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roddie

The Social Security Administration has registered 303 babies named Roddie between 1919 and 1979, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Roddie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roddie performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Roddie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roddie 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 303 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.

Roddie at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

303

Since 1919

61 years of records

Peak year

1961

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1919

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1979

Roddie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1919

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1961)
16
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
05101520 197919661961195619511946193719261919 6

Roddie popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1928 (Roddie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1928 5

Roddie by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
95 births that decade — 31% of Roddie's all-time total
1910s61920s101930s441940s471950s951960s771970s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roddie?
303 babies have been named Roddie since 1919. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1961 with 16 births.
When was Roddie most popular?
Roddie was most popular in the 1950s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Roddie been used?
Roddie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 61 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Roddie?
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, 1919–1979 (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.