Boy name Germanic origin

Roderick

ROD-uhr-ik · 8 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Famous power or famous ruler
Language
Germanic
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
Germanic · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1909
2024 births83
Peak year1971
First appeared1880
Total US births47,088
1971 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
RodRoddy
Alternate spellings
Rhoderick
In other languages
RodrigoRoderich

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