US rank #10990 Boys' name Peak 1960 379 births

Rody — #10990 US boys' name

379 babies named Rody in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s151930s51940s141950s381960s501970s331980s361990s492000s652010s472020s27
#10990
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 23% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Rody was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

14 babies were named Rody in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rody

The Social Security Administration has registered 379 babies named Rody between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rody currently holds the #10990 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rody performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Rody shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rody 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 379 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.

Rody at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

379

Since 1916

109 years of records

Peak year

1960

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,990

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1916

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rody popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1960)
14
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
46810121416 202420142005199619851972196019471916 8

Rody by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
65 births that decade — 17% of Rody's all-time total
1910s151930s51940s141950s381960s501970s331980s361990s492000s652010s472020s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rody?
379 babies have been named Rody since 1916. It currently ranks #10990 among boys. The peak year was 1960 with 14 births.
When was Rody most popular?
Rody was most popular in the 2000s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Rody been used?
Rody has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 109 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rody?
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, 1916–2024 (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.