Rodrick
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ROD-rik
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #4,248 for boys
Rodrick is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “famous ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Rodrick mean?
Germanic: variant of Roderick
“famous ruler”
Roderic was the last Visigothic king of Spain, defeated during the Muslim conquest of 711.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Rodrick a girl's or a boy's name?
Rodrick is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rodrick in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Rodrick, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,616th. Its busiest year was 1977, with 273 boys. It first appears in the records in 1914.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Rodrick than any year since 1944.
Half of all the boys named Rodrick in the US since 1880 were born between 1969 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rodrick in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 32 | #3,522 |
| 2023 | 33 | #3,472 |
| 2022 | 37 | #3,214 |
| 2021 | 31 | #3,579 |
| 2020 | 48 | #2,616 |
| 2019 | 33 | #3,423 |
| 2018 | 56 | #2,354 |
| 2017 | 44 | #2,754 |
| 2016 | 46 | #2,660 |
| 2015 | 52 | #2,428 |
| 2014 | 51 | #2,459 |
| 2013 | 78 | #1,826 |
| 2012 | 70 | #2,002 |
| 2011 | 72 | #1,926 |
| 2010 | 80 | #1,815 |
| 2009 | 66 | #2,076 |
| 2008 | 71 | #1,980 |
| 2007 | 62 | #2,164 |
| 2006 | 71 | #1,892 |
| 2005 | 78 | #1,708 |
| 2004 | 66 | #1,853 |
| 2003 | 88 | #1,476 |
| 2002 | 90 | #1,430 |
| 2001 | 79 | #1,523 |
| 2000 | 79 | #1,510 |
| 1999 | 89 | #1,339 |
| 1998 | 90 | #1,319 |
| 1997 | 103 | #1,166 |
| 1996 | 126 | #988 |
| 1995 | 105 | #1,104 |
| 1994 | 138 | #932 |
| 1993 | 134 | #927 |
| 1992 | 144 | #877 |
| 1991 | 166 | #797 |
| 1990 | 151 | #829 |
| 1989 | 181 | #731 |
| 1988 | 165 | #735 |
| 1987 | 134 | #801 |
| 1986 | 145 | #753 |
| 1985 | 156 | #707 |
| 1984 | 185 | #627 |
| 1983 | 166 | #664 |
| 1982 | 198 | #611 |
| 1981 | 172 | #650 |
| 1980 | 215 | #586 |
| 1979 | 216 | #581 |
| 1978 | 240 | #533 |
| 1977 | 273 | #491 |
| 1976 | 220 | #541 |
| 1975 | 239 | #521 |
| 1974 | 231 | #519 |
| 1973 | 201 | #560 |
| 1972 | 188 | #580 |
| 1971 | 194 | #592 |
| 1970 | 209 | #559 |
| 1969 | 161 | #615 |
| 1968 | 150 | #617 |
| 1967 | 129 | #655 |
| 1966 | 121 | #672 |
| 1965 | 157 | #610 |
| 1964 | 128 | #682 |
| 1963 | 121 | #704 |
| 1962 | 117 | #709 |
| 1961 | 80 | #854 |
| 1960 | 84 | #829 |
| 1959 | 74 | #892 |
| 1958 | 65 | #943 |
| 1957 | 71 | #896 |
| 1956 | 66 | #916 |
| 1955 | 75 | #846 |
| 1954 | 55 | #1,006 |
| 1953 | 56 | #958 |
| 1952 | 60 | #914 |
| 1951 | 54 | #948 |
| 1950 | 39 | #1,138 |
| 1949 | 33 | #1,251 |
| 1948 | 42 | #1,090 |
| 1947 | 33 | #1,270 |
| 1946 | 36 | #1,156 |
| 1945 | 25 | #1,326 |
| 1944 | 17 | #1,682 |
| 1943 | 17 | #1,763 |
| 1942 | 14 | #1,946 |
| 1941 | 17 | #1,685 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,478 |
| 1939 | 15 | #1,795 |
| 1938 | 19 | #1,559 |
| 1937 | 12 | #2,088 |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,184 |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,644 |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,121 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 1932 | 9 | #2,638 |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,650 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,590 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,695 |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,778 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,406 |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,865 |
| 1923 | 6 | #3,819 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,178 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,263 |
Nicknames for Rodrick
Names like Rodrick
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Derek Derrick Patrick Jeffrey Ricky Robin Raul Kendrick Ricardo Rocky Jason Ruben
Names related to Rodrick
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rodrick: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rodrick, updated 20 October 2026.