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Roderick

boy name
Origin
Germanic
Syllables
3
Peak era
1960s/1980s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

famous ruler

Goes by Rod, Roddy

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1960s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Roderick peaked in the 1960s and the 1980s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

86 people · the #45,833 first name in Brazil · median age 33

1980s1990s

Among people named Roderick living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Roderick

Most people given the name Roderick in the United States were born between 1960 and 1999. The Roderick you meet today is most often in his 40s or 50s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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