Boys' name · since 1918
Rodrigo
Rodrigo has 27,754 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #703 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #491 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,754
- born since 1918
- 2000s
- peak decade
27,754 babies have been named Rodrigo since 1918, making it today's #491 boys' name.
Rodrigo has 27,754 recorded births among boys since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #491 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #703 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #491 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 27,754 born since 1918
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rodrigo ranks #703 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #491 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 27,754 born since 1918, peaking in the 2000s.
- #703 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #491 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,754
- born since 1918
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rodrigo's 27,754 recorded births place it above 98.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rodrigo compares
27,754 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Rodrigo's all-time total is 75x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rodrigo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 27,754 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,177 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rodrigo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rodrigo's full recorded timeline at 1972, 94% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 6% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 1,177 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rodrigo popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 1,177
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Rodrigo popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1986 (Rodrigo as girls' name)
Rodrigo by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (8,032 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Rodrigo's strongest decade.
8,032 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Rodrigo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 177
1920s
177 births
- 1930s 173
1930s
173 births
- 1940s 210
1940s
210 births
- 1950s 379
1950s
379 births
- 1960s 592
1960s
592 births
- 1970s 1,462
1970s
1,462 births
- 1980s 2,088
1980s
2,088 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,045 births
- 2000s
2000s
8,032 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,191 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,399 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 8,032 births (29% of all-time use).
How Rodrigo 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 Rodrigo's total volume
Rodrigo by state
Where Rodrigo concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8,644 | 31.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7,338 | 26.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,420 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,323 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 928 | 3.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 795 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 547 | 2.0% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 424 | 1.5% |
8,644 of 27,754 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Rodrigo appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rodrigo's data
- Rodrigo's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (8,032 total births) through the 2020s (3,399) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rodrigos (8,644 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Rodrigo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Rodrigo 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.