Given name
Rodericka
“a famous ruler”
Rodericka is a variant of Roderica. In German use, Roderica carries the interpretation “a famous ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rodericka is a variant of Roderica. In German use, Roderica carries the interpretation “a famous ruler.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rodericka connects to the Roderick name family through Roderica. An origin associated with Roderick is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Rodericka connects to the Roderick name family through Roderica. The history of Roderick gives this family its wider story. Walter Scott’s The Vision of Don Roderick helped revive the name in the nineteenth century, using it for the Spanish king Rodrigo. Roderick has also served as an English rendering of Gaelic Ruairidh and Welsh Rhydderch, without making those names etymologically identical.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Rodericka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 25
- 0 boys · 25 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rodericka’s family of names
Rodericka has a related form in Roderica.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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