Rodrik
Dani Rodrik is a Turkish economist and Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He was formerly the Albert O. Hirschman Professor of the Social Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.
Meaning & Origin of Rodrik
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dani Rodrik is a Turkish economist and Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He was formerly the Albert O. Hirschman Professor of the Social Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.
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The Story of Rodrik
The earliest SSA record of Rodrik as a baby boy name dates back to 2016, when 5 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Rodrik — #12,182 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Rodrik on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Rodrik last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Rodrik most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- PA28%
- Belgium19%
- LB19%
- BO17%
- AW16%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Rodrik
Phonetically similar names — useful when Rodrik is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Rodrik
Rodrik is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2016 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Rodrik's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #12,182. Use the chart and map above to compare Rodrik'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.