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Roderick

The name Roderick peaked for girls at #4217 in 1962. Roderick is occasionally used for boys in 2025.

The name Roderick is a boy's name of German origin meaning "famous ruler".

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The aristocratic--if not haughty--Roderick was nevertheless consistently in the Top 1000, reaching as high as Number 221 in 1967, when it was not uncommon to run into a Rod or a Roddy. It's at a low point right now, but we can envision it being revived as a neglected, dignified grandpa name, perhaps when Rod is no longer a potentially embarrassing nickname..
 Roderick has lots of literary history, including the novels Roderick Random by Tobias Smollett and Roderick Hudson by Henry James, and Roderick Usher is the main character in the Edgar Allan Poe short story "The Fall of the House of Usher." Roderick, of course, is the full name of Rod Stewart, and TV personality Rosie Pope called her son James Roderick.
 <br/We have to admit that the Spanish version, Rodrigo, has a lot more verve, as does the Irish Rory.

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The name Roderick is currently ranked #984 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #221 in 1967. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in RODERICK, RODERICK, and RODERICK. Roderick is occasionally used for girls in 1988.

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