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Roderick

“Famous ruler” — Germanic origin

Boy's name · #1743 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Roderick has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #221 (1967) · 47,183 babies named Roderick all-time · 1 in 20,000 boys born in 2025.

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 387 notable people named Roderick:

Military figures appear 2.19× more often than among typical names — e.g. Roderick Carr, Royal Air Force air marshals.

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