Girls' name · since 1973

Roderica

Roderica has 135 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#23,905 of 72,339
all-time among girls
135
born since 1973
1990s
peak decade

135 girls have been named Roderica since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Roderica has 135 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1999.

  • #23,905 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 135 born since 1973
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roderica ranks #23,905 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 135 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.

#23,905 of 72,339
all-time among girls
135
born since 1973
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Roderica's 135 recorded births place it above 66.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.

Roderica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Roderica's full recorded timeline at 1991, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Roderica popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1990)
15
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
05101520 197319811987198919911993199519981999 7

Roderica by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (82 births, 61% of the file).

1990s was Roderica's strongest decade.

82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.

Roderica births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 82 births (61% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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?
Roderica has been given to 135 babies in the U.S. since 1973, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #23,905 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1999. 15 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
Where does Roderica sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roderica ranks #23,905 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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?
The SSA has tracked Roderica since 1973 -- 27 years through the most recent 1999 data.
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.

What to do with Roderica's data

  • Georgia records the most Rodericas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Roderica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1973–1999 (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 Roderica 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.