Is Roddy a boy or girl name?

Roddy is a boy’s name. Of the 2,541 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Roddy

Recorded 1914–2025 · United States

Roddy was most popular in 1960, when 86 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,930 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,541 people named Roddy.

Roddy over time

Births per year. The dot marks Roddy’s peak in 1960. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Roddy a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Roddy is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,541 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Roddy

Where Roddy is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org