Roderick

Meaning: Famous ruler
Origin: Germanic

Nicknames: Rod, Rory, Roddy, Roddie

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 have carried the name since.

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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#1,946 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,527 in Canada (2025) · #3,684 in England & Wales (2025) · #727 in Scotland (2024) · #2,193 in Sweden (2023) · #3,268 in Austria (2021) · #5,078 in France (2007) · #377 in Puerto Rico (2000) · #323 in Ireland (1990) · #350 in New Zealand (1989).

Famous Rodericks

Roderick MacKinnon — American biophysicist, neuroscientist, and businessman (born 1956)
Roderick Murchison, 1st Baronet — British geologist (1792–1871)
Roderick Strong — American professional wrestler (born 1983)
Roderick Thorp — American writer (1936–1999)
Roderick — Portuguese footballer (born 1991)

In stories & tradition

Roderick Kingsley — Fictional character in Marvel Comics
Roderick Alleyn — A Man Lay Dead (book)
Roderick Spode — Fictional character in P. G. Wodehouse stories

What Rodericks become

Among 389 notable people named Roderick:

Military figures appear 2.18× more often than among typical names — e.g. Roderick Carr, Royal Air Force Air Marshal (1891–1971).

Spellings & nicknames

About 1,400 boys a year are given Rory as their full name.

Similar names: Rodrigo · Karl · Rodolfo · Clinton · Derick · Fredrick

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