boys' name ★ peaked 2007

Rodrigo

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #492 Trend ↑ Rising 21%
Rank 2025
#492
among boys · ↓7 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
614
named Rodrigo · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,782
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2007
1,177 babies
All-time total
27,759
#703 all-time among boys
First recorded
1918
in Social Security records

Rodrigo popularity over time

27,759 babies have been named Rodrigo since 1918, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 6 6 1 – #4,085
1920s – 177 177 18 +2850% #1,442
1930s – 173 173 17 -2% #1,480
1940s – 210 210 21 +21% #1,360
1950s – 379 379 38 +80% #1,105
1960s – 592 592 59 +56% #902
1970s – 1,462 1,462 146 +147% #611
1980s 5 2,088 2,093 209 +43% #576
1990s – 5,045 5,045 505 +141% #361
2000s – 8,032 8,032 803 +59% #291
2010s – 6,191 6,191 619 -23% #415
2020s (to 2025) – 3,399 3,399 567 -8% #485

Where Rodrigo is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 631 0.37 #481
2027 646 0.38 #472
2028 659 0.39 #468
2029 671 0.39 #462
2030 681 0.40 #459

Where Rodrigo is most popular

Boys named Rodrigo per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.338 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Rodrigo born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 972 1.10 +227%
New Mexico 26 0.789 +134%
Arizona 120 0.733 +117%
California 521 0.570 +69%
Florida 250 0.528 +56%
Nevada 30 0.526 +56%
Colorado 56 0.434 +28%
Oklahoma 28 0.317 -6%
Oregon 24 0.316 -6%
Illinois 80 0.313 -7%
Georgia 76 0.300 -11%
New Jersey 55 0.273 -19%
Washington 40 0.244 -28%
North Carolina 60 0.235 -30%
Tennessee 40 0.222 -34%
Indiana 35 0.218 -35%
Arkansas 12 0.190 -44%
Virginia 35 0.184 -45%
Maryland 20 0.168 -50%
Connecticut 10 0.148 -56%
New York 60 0.139 -59%
Wisconsin 15 0.127 -63%
Utah 12 0.126 -63%
Massachusetts 17 0.124 -63%
Kansas 8 0.117 -65%
South Carolina 11 0.106 -68%
Iowa 6 0.087 -74%
Louisiana 8 0.078 -77%
Kentucky 6 0.060 -82%
Minnesota 7 0.057 -83%
Missouri 6 0.043 -87%
Ohio 11 0.042 -88%
Pennsylvania 11 0.041 -88%
Michigan 7 0.034 -90%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Rodrigo

Rodrigo is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #492 in 2025 with 614 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1918, 27,759 American babies have been named Rodrigo. Its peak came in 2007, when 1,177 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Rodrigo stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rodrigo?

The median living Rodrigo is about 19 years old; half are between 11 and 30. An estimated 27 thousand people named Rodrigo are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Rodrigo year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 614 #492
2024 – – 640 #485
2023 – – 607 #497
2022 – – 562 #532
2021 – – 494 #571
2020 – – 482 #577
2019 – – 548 #521
2018 – – 573 #501
2017 – – 566 #513
2016 – – 592 #507
2015 – – 661 #460
2014 – – 576 #489
2013 – – 710 #418
2012 – – 639 #434
2011 – – 650 #422
2010 – – 676 #415
2009 – – 812 #376
2008 – – 1,014 #326
2007 – – 1,177 #291
2006 – – 823 #363
2005 – – 731 #392
2004 – – 700 #387
2003 – – 736 #362
2002 – – 665 #392
2001 – – 694 #378
2000 – – 680 #383
1995 – – 605 #386
1990 – – 378 #508
1985 – – 183 #648
1980 – – 179 #649
1975 – – 153 #668
1970 – – 108 #794
1965 – – 57 #985
1960 – – 50 #1,114
1955 – – 39 #1,213
1950 – – 39 #1,164
1945 – – 14 #1,915
1940 – – 25 #1,360
1935 – – 22 #1,480
1930 – – 16 #1,944
1925 – – 22 #1,668
1920 – – 5 #4,846
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Rodrigo

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Rodrigo De Paul Rodrigo De Paul Argentine footballer (born 1994) Contemporary
  2. 2 Rodrigo Duterte Rodrigo Duterte President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022 b. 1945 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Rodrigo Santoro Rodrigo Santoro Brazilian actor (born 1975) Contemporary
  4. 4 Rodrigo Lara Topics referred to by the same term 1946–1984 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Rodrigo García Rodrigo García Colombian and Mexican television and film director b. 1959 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Rodrigo Palacio Rodrigo Palacio Argentine footballer (born 1982) Contemporary
  7. 7 Rodrigo Prieto Rodrigo Prieto Mexican cinematographer (born 1965) Contemporary
  8. 8 Rodrigo de la Serna Rodrigo de la Serna Argentine actor (born 1976) Contemporary
  9. 9 Rodrigo Borja Cevallos Rodrigo Borja Cevallos President of Ecuador from 1988 to 1992 b. 1935 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Rodrigo Possebon Brazilian-born Italian footballer (born 1989) Contemporary
  11. 11 Rodrigo de Triana Rodrigo de Triana Spanish explorer (born 1469) Medieval
  12. 12 Rodrigo Taddei Rodrigo Taddei Brazilian footballer (born 1980) Contemporary
  13. 13 Rodrigo Ely Rodrigo Ely Brazilian footballer (born 1993) Contemporary
  14. 14 Rodrigo Rato Rodrigo Rato Spanish politician & banker (born 1949) Contemporary
  15. 15 Rodrigo de Bastidas Rodrigo de Bastidas Spanish conquistador 1460–1527 · Medieval
  16. 16 Rodrigo Tello Rodrigo Tello Chilean footballer (born 1979) Contemporary
  17. 17 Rodrigo Carazo Odio Rodrigo Carazo Odio President of Costa Rica from 1978 to 1982 1926–2009 · Contemporary
  18. 18 Rodrigo Millar Rodrigo Millar Chilean footballer (born 1981) Contemporary
  19. 19 Rodrigo Moledo Rodrigo Moledo Brazilian footballer b. 1987 · Contemporary
  20. 20 Rodrigo Fabri Brazilian footballer b. 1976 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Rodrigo, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Rodrigo?

The median living Rodrigo is about 19 years old. Half of all living Rodrigos are between 11 and 30 years old.

How many people named Rodrigo are alive today?

An estimated 27 thousand people named Rodrigo are alive in the United States, based on 27,759 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Rodrigo in 2025?

Rodrigo ranked #492 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 614 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rodrigo?

27,759 babies have been named Rodrigo in the United States since 1918, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rodrigo most popular?

Rodrigo peaked in 2007, when 1,177 newborns received the name.

Is Rodrigo a boy or girl name?

Rodrigo is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Rodrigo rising or falling?

Rodrigo has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Rodrigo become more popular?

Rodrigo is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 681 boys named Rodrigo in 2030, which would rank around #459. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Rodrigo?

Well-known people named Rodrigo include Rodrigo De Paul (soccer player), Rodrigo Duterte (politician), Rodrigo Santoro (actor).

Names like Rodrigo

Names that sound and feel close to Rodrigo: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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