Roderick

“Famous ruler” — Germanic origin

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

Few names move less than Roderick — on the books since 1880, #1752 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 47,000 boys share it. Roderick's short forms are Rod, Rory, Roddy, and Roddie. About 2,500 boys a year are given Rory as their full name.

Around the world: about 1 in 20,000 boys in Canada (2024).

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

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 · Enter a Murderer
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, Royal Air Force air marshals.

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

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