US rank #9945 Boys' name Peak 1965 2,315 births

Roderic — #9945 US boys' name

2,315 babies named Roderic in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s561920s1191930s1641940s2271950s3381960s5281970s4151980s1721990s1552000s822010s522020s7
#9945
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 30% of names given to boys today.

1960s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Roderic was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

68 babies were named Roderic in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roderic

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,315 babies named Roderic between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Roderic currently holds the #9945 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 68 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roderic performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 528 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Roderic shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 105 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Roderic in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roderic 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 2,315 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.

Roderic at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,315

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

1965

68 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#9,945

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Roderic popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1965)
68
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
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Roderic by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
528 births that decade — 23% of Roderic's all-time total
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Roderic by state

Where Roderic concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Roderic
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
105 4.5%
#2 Texas
68 2.9%
#3 Michigan
35 1.5%
#4 Mississippi
17 0.7%
#5 Georgia
16 0.7%
#6 New York
15 0.6%
#7 Illinois
11 0.5%
#8 Louisiana
10 0.4%
California share of Roderic's total US births 4.5%
Even split

105 of 2,315 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Roderic appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roderic?
2,315 babies have been named Roderic since 1914. It currently ranks #9945 among boys. The peak year was 1965 with 68 births.
When was Roderic most popular?
Roderic was most popular in the 1960s decade with 528 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
Where is Roderic most popular?
The top states for the name Roderic are California (105 births), Texas (68 births), Michigan (35 births).
How long has the name Roderic been used?
Roderic has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Roderic?
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, 1914–2024 (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.