Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In English use, Rodrick is a variant of Roderick. 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 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Rodrick is a variant of Roderick. 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
Rodrick through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,968
- 8,963 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 273 babies
- 2025
- 24
- #4,359 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 24 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,359 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 30.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 273 in 1977. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,296 as a first name in 2020; 844 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rodrick’s family of names
In English usage, Rodrick has a related form in Roderick.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rodrick
- Roddy RicchAmerican rapper (born 1998)
- Rodrick Kabweassociation football playerborn 1992
- Rodrick RhodesAmerican basketball player-coachborn 1973
- Rodrick KukuCongolese judokaborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Rodrick, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Ronell
“the king's advisor”
>99% boys
Rhoderick
>99% boys
Rodrigues
“son of Rodrigo”
>99% boys
Rico
“a powerful ruler”
>99% boys
Kenric
“a royal ruler” · “the champion”
>99% boys
Rodolfo
“glorious wolf”
>99% boys
Cerdic
“a king”
>99% boys
Rodriguez
“son of Rodrigo”
>99% boys