Name meaning & stats
Roddy
Roddy means “famous ruler” (Germanic origin). 2,235 US babies since 1940, peak 1960.
What it means
“famous ruler”
GermanicPet form of Roderick
In US birth records
Peak year: 1960
2,235 US babies were named Roddy between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Roddy (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 79% of the family
- Roddy 79%
- Rody 13%
- Roddie 9%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1960)