Boys' name · since 1914
Roddy
Roddy has 2,541 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,842 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,729 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,541
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Roddy is the #7729 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,541 recorded since 1914.
Roddy has 2,541 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7729 as of the latest data, more common than 45% of boys, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #2,842 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,729 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,541 born since 1914
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roddy ranks #2,842 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,729 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,541 born since 1914, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,842 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,729 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,541
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
Roddy's 2,541 recorded births place it above 93.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Roddy compares
2,541 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Roddy's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roddy | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,541 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 86 | 34 | 22,252 |
Roddy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Roddy's full recorded timeline at 1968, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 86 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Roddy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1960)
- 86
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Roddy by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (566 births, 22% of the file).
1960s was Roddy's strongest decade.
566 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Roddy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 15
1910s
15 births
- 1920s 91
1920s
91 births
- 1930s 200
1930s
200 births
- 1940s
1940s
485 births
- 1950s
1950s
484 births
- 1960s
1960s
566 births
- 1970s
1970s
276 births
- 1980s 156
1980s
156 births
- 1990s 108
1990s
108 births
- 2000s 63
2000s
63 births
- 2010s 66
2010s
66 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 566 births (22% of all-time use).
How Roddy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Roddy's total volume
Roddy by state
Where Roddy concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 236 | 9.3% |
| #2 | California | | 78 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 69 | 2.7% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 39 | 1.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 27 | 1.1% |
| #6 | New York | | 12 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.4% |
236 of 2,541 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Roddy appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Roddy's data
- Roddy's decade-level peak was the 1960s (566 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Roddys (236 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Roddy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Roddy 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.