Boys' name · since 1880
Roderick
47,183 babies named Roderick in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #528 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,744 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 47,183
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
47,183 babies have been named Roderick since 1880, making it today's #1744 boys' name.
Roderick has 47,183 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1744 as of the latest data, more common than 87% 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 1880 to 2025.
- #528 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,744 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 47,183 born since 1880
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roderick ranks #528 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,744 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 47,183 born since 1880, peaking in the 1960s.
- #528 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,744 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 47,183
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Roderick's 47,183 recorded births place it above 98.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Roderick compares
47,183 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Roderick's all-time total is 128x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roderick | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 47,183 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,057 | 34 | 22,252 |
Roderick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Roderick splits its recorded history at 1954: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1884 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 1,057 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Roderick popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1971)
- 1,057
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Roderick popularity over time - girls
263 total births recorded since 1956 (Roderick as girls' name)
Roderick by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (9,638 births, 20% of the file).
1960s was Roderick's strongest decade.
9,638 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Roderick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 60
1880s
60 births
- 1890s 82
1890s
82 births
- 1900s 102
1900s
102 births
- 1910s 644
1910s
644 births
- 1920s 1,478
1920s
1,478 births
- 1930s 1,684
1930s
1,684 births
- 1940s 2,663
1940s
2,663 births
- 1950s
1950s
6,291 births
- 1960s
1960s
9,638 births
- 1970s
1970s
8,598 births
- 1980s
1980s
6,625 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,315 births
- 2000s 2,650
2000s
2,650 births
- 2010s 1,796
2010s
1,796 births
- 2020s 557
2020s
557 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 9,638 births (20% of all-time use).
How Roderick 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 Roderick's total volume
Roderick by state
Where Roderick concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 4,237 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 3,568 | 7.6% |
| #3 | California | | 3,330 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 3,072 | 6.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 2,783 | 5.9% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 2,428 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 2,259 | 4.8% |
| #8 | New York | | 2,254 | 4.8% |
4,237 of 47,183 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Roderick appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Roderick's data
- Roderick's decade-level peak was the 1960s (9,638 total births); usage has since declined to 557 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Rodericks (4,237 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 Roderick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Roderick 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.