Male name
Roderick
150 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1996. Expression number: 11.
Origin
Medieval English name from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþirīks, revived after Walter Scott used it in a poem in 1811, where it is a translation of its Spanish cognate Rodrigo. Roderick is also used to anglicize Scottish Ruairidh and Welsh Rhydderch.From Wiktionary, entry “Roderick”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1996: 13 births. 150 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s and 2020s. It is still given: 23 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1971: 1,067 births. 47,446 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1950s to the 1990s. It really came into use around 1912. It is still given: 457 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1975: 19 births. 218 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. Fewer than ten births recorded from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
11
intuition and inspiration (master number)
9 + 6 + 4 + 5 + 9 + 9 + 3 + 2 = 47 → 11
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
2
cooperation, sensitivity, connection
6 + 5 + 9 = 20 → 2
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
9 + 4 + 9 + 3 + 2 = 27 → 9
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 9 · humanity, generosity, completion
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.