Boys' name · peaked in 1971
Roderick name popularity since 1925
45,939 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Roderick (0.6% girls, 99.4% boys). Half of them were born in 1971 or earlier, so the typical Roderick is about 55 years old in 2026. Roderick peaked in 1971 as the #224 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 45,939
- Named Roderick, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,752 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.4% boys
- 263 girls · 45,676 boys
- Most popular in
- Alabama
- 4.84× its national share
Peak year is the year Roderick made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Roderick births per year, 1925–2025
1971 was the biggest year for Roderick both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1948 and 1953, Roderick became 1.5× more common, from 1 in 4,820 baby boys to 1 in 3,120.
- Steepest fall: Between 2015 and 2020, its share of baby boys fell by 40%, from 1 in 10,400 to 1 in 17,300.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Roderick's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Roderick.
Decade by decade
Babies named Roderick in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 859 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,684 | #462 |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,663 | #379 |
| 1950s | 11 | 6,291 | #282 |
| 1960s | 67 | 9,638 | #231 |
| 1970s | 101 | 8,598 | #252 |
| 1980s | 84 | 6,625 | #308 |
| 1990s | 0 | 4,315 | #512 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,650 | #783 |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,796 | #1,072 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 557 | #1,752 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
31.5% of babies named Roderick from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Roderick is most popular
The index compares Roderick's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Roderick.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4.84× | 3,568 |
| Mississippi | 3.58× | 1,809 |
| Louisiana | 3.25× | 2,428 |
| Georgia | 2.67× | 3,072 |
| District of Columbia | 1.94× | 372 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Roderick's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Roderick.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Roderick (1971).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data