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Roderick

Boy's name · #1752 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Roderick — on the books since 1880, #1752 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 47,000 boys share it.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,494 in Canada (2024).

Famous Rodericks

• Roderick MacKinnon — American neuroscientist
• Roderick Murchison, 1st Baronet — British geologist (1792–1871)
• Roderick — Portuguese association football player
• Roderick Strong — American professional wrestler
• Roderick Chisholm — American philosopher and logician (1916–1999)

In stories & tradition

• Roderick Kingsley — Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man
• Roderick Alleyn — A Man Lay Dead (book)
• Roderick Spode — Jeeves

What Rodericks become

Among 389 notable people named Roderick:

Military figures appear 2.18× more often than among typical names — e.g. Roderick Carr, New Zealand explorer (1891–1971).

Spellings & nicknames

About 2,500 boys a year are given Rory as their full name.

Similar names: Rodrigo · Stuart · Rodolfo · Jermaine · Derick · Reginald

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