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Roderick

RAH-der-ik

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“From Germanic 'Hroderik' combining 'hrod' (fame) and 'rik' (power). A medieval and fantasy-favored name suggesting powerful, famous leadership.”

Popularity Over Time

Roderick US popularity rank over timeRank 1912 in 2023 to rank 221 in 1967. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#221#1067#19121900192019401960198020002024

Roderick is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

GermanicOld English

Syllables

3

Nicknames

RodRoddyRick

Style

GrandClassicVintageStrong

Famous Bearers

  • Roderick Usher (The Fall of the House of Usher)
  • Roderick Strong (wrestler)

Collections

Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names → Vintage Revival →

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People Also Ask

From Germanic 'Hroderik' combining 'hrod' (fame) and 'rik' (power). A medieval and fantasy-favored name suggesting powerful, famous leadership.

Roderick is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Roderick include Rod, Roddy, Rick.

Names that pair beautifully with Roderick include Sebastian, Cornelius, Roland, Atticus, Truman.