Roddy
Roddy is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Male
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States, Great Britain
- US records 1880–2017
- 2,502 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Roddy
If you do not know Roddy’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Roddy,” in English, “Guten Tag Roddy,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Roddy,
German
Guten Tag Roddy,
French
Bonjour Roddy,
Spanish
Estimado/a Roddy:
Chinese
Roddy您好：
Japanese
Roddy様
English
Hi Roddy,
German
Hi Roddy,
French
Salut Roddy,
Spanish
Hola Roddy,
Chinese
Roddy你好：
Japanese
Roddyさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | man's name |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name |
United States birth data
2,502 male · 0 female · 2,502 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Roddy a male or female name?
Roddy is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Roddy in an email?
If you do not know Roddy’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Roddy,” in English, “Guten Tag Roddy,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Roddy a unisex name?
Roddy is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Roddy a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/roddy. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_roddy,
title = {Is Roddy a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/roddy},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}