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Boy's nameOrigin: internationalIn Israel: hardly given today

RodrigoIn Hebrew: רודריגו · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

Rodrigo (Hebrew: רודריגו) is a boy's name of international origin. 62 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Its peak year was 1978, with 5 babies.

People in Israel
62
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
—
not in the list
Peak year
1978
5 babies
USA, 2025
614
rank #491

Writing and saying Rodrigo

In Hebrew letters the name is רודריגו, read right to left. Rodrigo is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Rodrigo by year: Israel and abroad

How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Rodrigo: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Rodrigo in English-speaking countries

Rodrigo in each official list: latest year, count, rank and peak
Country / regionYearBabiesRankPeak
United States2025614#4912007 (1,177)
United Kingdom202516#1,6872015 (40)
England and Wales202516#1,6132010 (37)
Alberta20252#1,5712011 (4)

Counts for boys. The Hebrew page for Rodrigo has every year and the other spellings.

Questions about Rodrigo

How do you write Rodrigo in Hebrew?

Rodrigo is written רודריגו in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Rodrigo?

62 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name רודריגו: 0 women and 62 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Rodrigo a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named רודריגו are men.

Is Rodrigo used outside Israel?

The name Rodrigo appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 614 boys were given it in 2025 (#491), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 16 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.

Abroad

Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.