Rodin
François Auguste René Rodin was a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, and deeply pocketed surface in clay.
Meaning & Origin of Rodin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
François Auguste René Rodin was a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, and deeply pocketed surface in clay.
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The Story of Rodin
Rodin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2004, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2004: 7 births, good for #8,926 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 46% of all recorded Rodins. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 41 Rodins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Rodin most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- MG36%
- CD20%
- Netherlands17%
- CM15%
- France13%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Rodin
Rodin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 41 births in the dataset. Rodin's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #8,926. Use the chart and map above to compare Rodin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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