How Many People Are Named Roddy?
An estimated 1,817 people in the United States have the first name Roddy. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Roddy peaked in popularity in 1960 with 86 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Roddy as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Roddy paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,817
About 1 in 188,638 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1960
86 births
Total Registered
2,531
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Roddy
Roddy is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,531 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Roddy as a male name
Ranked #12,023 in 2022
6 male births in 2022
Peak: 1960 (86 births)
Roddy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Roddy span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 566 babies were registered. Roddy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Roddy by Decade
How has Roddy tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Roddy by State
Birth registrations for Roddy span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Louisiana. The lowest are in Alabama, Illinois, Pennsylvania. On average, about 49 Roddys were registered per state.
Roddy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Roddy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Roddy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Roddy?
We estimate approximately 1,817 people named Roddy are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 188,638 Americans share this first name.
Is Roddy a common name?
Roddy is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,531 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Roddy most popular?
Roddy reached peak popularity in 1960, when 86 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Roddy is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Roddy a male name?
Roddy is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Roddy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Roddy Smith, Roddy Johnson, Roddy Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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