The baby name Roderic is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈrɒdərɪk/ (UK), /ˈrɑdərɪk/ (US); respelling: ROD-ə-rik.
Roderic is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Roderic is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈrɒdərɪk/ (UK), /ˈrɑdərɪk/ (US); respelling: ROD-ə-rik.
Roderic is Germanic in Origin.
Roderic is the English form of a pan-Germanic name built from hrod “fame, glory” + ric “power, ruler,” hence “famous ruler.” In medieval Latin documents it appears as Rodericus; related forms include Old Norse Hrodrikr, which underlies Scandinavian Rorik/Rurik. The Spanish and Portuguese cognate is Rodrigo, while English variants include Roderick (more common), Rodrick, and Roderik; archaic Roderigo also occurs. Diminutives include Rod and Rick; in Scotland Roderick has often stood in for Gaelic Ruairidh, giving the nickname Rory.
Usage is anchored by Roderic (Rodrigo), last Visigothic king of Hispania (d. 711), which spread the name across Iberia. In Britain it surfaced in medieval records via Norman and Norse influence, then revived in the 18th-19th centuries under romantic medieval taste. Today Roderic reads leaner and more continental than Roderick yet retains the same meaning and pedigree, suiting parents seeking a traditional but uncommon classic.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| France | Boys | 2007 | #400 | 3 | 2,758 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #404 | 5 | 11,440 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #467 | 15 | 9,305 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #619 | 4 | 9,244 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #886 | 7 | 7,044 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #921 | 10 | 5,610 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #938 | 14 | 5,873 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,101 | 11 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,267 | 6 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,579 | 36 | 28,008 |
Roderic is popular in 35 countries — most recent births per country:
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