Boy
Roderick
The name Roderick carries the meaning "famous ruler". It has faded some since the 1960s without dropping off entirely. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.
GermanicGermanic "hrod" (fame) + "ric" (ruler)
EtymologyMeaning "famous ruler"
Births by decade
1900s
102
1910s
644
1920s
1,478
1930s
1,684
1940s
2,661
1950s
6,304
1960s
9,701
1970s
8,700
1980s
6,708
1990s
4,311
2000s
2,650
2010s
1,530
Peaked in the 1960s · 46,473 total U.S. births since 1900