US rank #481 Boys' name Peak 2007 27,139 births

Rodrigo — #481 US boys' name

27,139 babies named Rodrigo in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s1771930s1731940s2101950s3791960s5921970s14621980s20881990s50452000s80322010s61902020s2785
#481
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 97% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Rodrigo was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

1,177 babies were named Rodrigo in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rodrigo

The Social Security Administration has registered 27,139 babies named Rodrigo between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rodrigo currently holds the #481 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 1,177 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rodrigo performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 8,032 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Rodrigo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 8,549 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Rodrigo in 37 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rodrigo 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 27,139 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.

Rodrigo at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

27,139

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

2007

1,177 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#481

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rodrigo popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2007)
1,177
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Rodrigo popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1986 (Rodrigo as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1986 5

Rodrigo by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
8,032 births that decade — 30% of Rodrigo's all-time total
1910s61920s1771930s1731940s2101950s3791960s5921970s14621980s20881990s50452000s80322010s61902020s2785

Rodrigo by state

Where Rodrigo concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rodrigo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
8,549 31.5%
#2 Texas
7,143 26.3%
#3 Florida
1,363 5.0%
#4 Illinois
1,307 4.8%
#5 Arizona
905 3.3%
#6 New York
773 2.8%
#7 Georgia
530 2.0%
#8 North Carolina
416 1.5%
California share of Rodrigo's total US births 31.5%
Even split

8,549 of 27,139 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.

Rodrigo appears in 37 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rodrigo?
27,139 babies have been named Rodrigo since 1918. It currently ranks #481 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 1,177 births.
When was Rodrigo most popular?
Rodrigo was most popular in the 2000s decade with 8,032 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Rodrigo most popular?
The top states for the name Rodrigo are California (8,549 births), Texas (7,143 births), Florida (1,363 births).
How long has the name Rodrigo been used?
Rodrigo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rodrigo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rodney, Roderick, Rodolfo, Rodger, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1918–2024 (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.