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Roderick

Boy

Meaning of Roderick: German: 'famous ruler'

Roderick is a boy's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1748th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1748

93 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

47,446

First recorded 1880 · peak 1971

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 756 babies1982: 751 babies1983: 692 babies1984: 638 babies1985: 675 babies1986: 640 babies1987: 605 babies1988: 574 babies1989: 610 babies1990: 599 babies19901991: 540 babies1992: 511 babies1993: 489 babies1994: 439 babies1995: 399 babies1996: 361 babies1997: 356 babies1998: 290 babies1999: 331 babies2000: 310 babies20002001: 288 babies2002: 305 babies2003: 240 babies2004: 265 babies2005: 249 babies2006: 292 babies2007: 255 babies2008: 217 babies2009: 229 babies2010: 206 babies20102011: 220 babies2012: 204 babies2013: 178 babies2014: 178 babies2015: 185 babies2016: 199 babies2017: 160 babies2018: 132 babies2019: 134 babies2020: 100 babies20202021: 96 babies2022: 103 babies2023: 82 babies2024: 83 babies2025: 93 babies
US babies named Roderick per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 756.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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