Recorded 1970–2000 Boys' name Peak 1978 105 births

Rodrigues — boys' name

105 babies named Rodrigues in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s561980s432000s6
1970s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Rodrigues was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

11 babies were named Rodrigues in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rodrigues

The Social Security Administration has registered 105 babies named Rodrigues between 1970 and 2000, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rodrigues currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rodrigues performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rodrigues shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rodrigues 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 105 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.

Rodrigues at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

105

Since 1970

31 years of records

Peak year

1978

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1970

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2000

Rodrigues popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1970

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1978)
11
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4681012 20001985198219801978197619721970 6

Rodrigues by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
56 births that decade — 53% of Rodrigues's all-time total
1970s561980s432000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rodrigues?
105 babies have been named Rodrigues since 1970. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1978 with 11 births.
When was Rodrigues most popular?
Rodrigues was most popular in the 1970s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Rodrigues been used?
Rodrigues has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 31 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Rodrigues?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rodney, Roderick, Rodolfo, Rodrigo, 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, 1970–2000 (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.