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Rodrigo

“Variant of Roderick — Famous ruler” — Germanic, via Spanish/Portuguese origin

Boy's name · #491 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Rodrigo has appeared in US records since 1918 — best rank #291 (2007) · 27,754 babies named Rodrigo all-time · 1 in 2,800 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #13 in Portugal (2023) · #34 in Spain (2024) · #51 in Puerto Rico (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 28 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Rodrigos

• Rodrigo Duterte — President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022 (born 1945)
• Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar — 11th century Castilian nobleman and military leader
• Rodrigo Palacio — Argentine association football player
• Rodrigo De Paul — Argentine association football player
• Rodrigo Bentancur — Uruguayan association football player

In stories & tradition

• Rodrigo Juan Raval — Resident Evil – Code: Veronica

What Rodrigos become

Among 1,789 notable people named Rodrigo:

Athletes appear 1.87× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rodrigo Palacio, Argentine association football player.

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