Rodrick — #3523 US boys' name
8,938 babies named Rodrick in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 75% of names given to boys today.
25% of everyone ever named Rodrick was born in this single decade.
273 babies were named Rodrick in 1977 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Rodrick
The Social Security Administration has registered 8,938 babies named Rodrick between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rodrick currently holds the #3523 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 273 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Rodrick performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 2,211 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Rodrick shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,482 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Rodrick in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Rodrick 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 8,938 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.
Rodrick at a glance
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Current rank
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Rodrick popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914
- Peak year (1977)
- 273
- Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
Currently ranks #3523 among boys.
8,938 total births across 111 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1977 with 273 births in a single year.
Rodrick popularity over time — girls
5 total births recorded since 1974 (Rodrick as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Rodrick accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Rodrick by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 2,211 births that decade — 25% of Rodrick's all-time total
Rodrick decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,211 births
- Runner-up 1,716 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Rodrick's strongest decade
2,211 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 25% of all-time use.
Rodrick by state
Where Rodrick concentrates geographically — total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,482 | 16.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 556 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 556 | 6.2% |
| #4 | California | | 542 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 516 | 5.8% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 423 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 409 | 4.6% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 226 | 2.5% |
1,482 of 8,938 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 16.6% of nationwide
- Florida 6.2% of nationwide
- Georgia 6.2% of nationwide
- California 6.1% of nationwide
- Louisiana 5.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 26 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 16.6% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Rodrick appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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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.