Rodrigo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the Germanic Roderick and means "famous ruler", from hrod, fame, and ric, power. Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, known as El Cid, is Spain's national hero of the 11th century, and the name has been a classic in the Spanish-speaking world ever since. Rodrigo has been in the US top 1000 since 2000, peaked at number 291 in 2007 and ranks number 492 in 2025.