Recorded 1989–2006 Boys' name Peak 1989 22 births

Roody — boys' name

22 babies named Roody in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s102000s5
1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Roody was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

7 babies were named Roody in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roody

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Roody between 1989 and 2006, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Roody currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roody performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Roody shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roody 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 22 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.

Roody at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

22

Since 1989

18 years of records

Peak year

1989

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1989

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2006

Roody popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1989

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1989)
7
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2006199819931989 7

Roody by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
10 births that decade — 45% of Roody's all-time total
1980s71990s102000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roody?
22 babies have been named Roody since 1989. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1989 with 7 births.
When was Roody most popular?
Roody was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Roody been used?
Roody has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 18 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Roody?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roosevelt, Rooney, Rook, Roosvelt, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1989–2006 (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.