Recorded 1973–1999 Girls' name Peak 1990 135 births

Roderica — girls' name

135 babies named Roderica in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s431990s82
1990s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Roderica was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

15 babies were named Roderica in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roderica

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Roderica between 1973 and 1999, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Roderica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roderica performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Roderica shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Roderica in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roderica 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 135 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.

Roderica at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

135

Since 1973

27 years of records

Peak year

1990

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1973

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1999

Roderica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1973

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1990)
15
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
05101520 199919971994199219901988198219771973 5

Roderica by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
82 births that decade — 61% of Roderica's all-time total
1970s101980s431990s82

Roderica by state

Where Roderica concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Roderica
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 3.7%
Georgia share of Roderica's total US births 3.7%

5 of 135 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roderica?
135 babies have been named Roderica since 1973. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1990 with 15 births.
When was Roderica most popular?
Roderica was most popular in the 1990s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Roderica most popular?
The top states for the name Roderica are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Roderica been used?
Roderica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 27 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Roderica?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rodney, Roderick, Rodnesha, Rodneisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1973–1999 (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.