How Many People Are Named Rodel?
An estimated 103 people in the United States have the first name Rodel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Rodel peaked in popularity in 1982 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rodel 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 Rodel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
103
About 1 in 3,327,712 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1982
10 births
Total Registered
108
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rodel
Rodel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 108 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rodel as a male name
Ranked #11,954 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 1982 (10 births)
Rodel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rodel span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 34 babies were registered. Rodel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rodel by Decade
How has Rodel 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.
Rodel by State
Rodel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rodel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rodel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rodel?
We estimate approximately 103 people named Rodel 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 3,327,712 Americans share this first name.
Is Rodel a common name?
Rodel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 108 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rodel most popular?
Rodel reached peak popularity in 1982, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rodel is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rodel a male name?
Rodel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rodel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rodel Smith, Rodel Johnson, Rodel 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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