Rod vs Rodney

Side-by-side comparison of Rod and Rodney — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Rod

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Name B

Rodney

Boy name · Rank #1084

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Metric Rod Rodney
Current Rank Unranked #1084
Total Births (all years) 8,744 246,952
Peak Year 1960 1965
Peak Year Births 495 11,086
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1910 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rod Rodney
1880ss — 112
1890ss — 162
1900ss — 194
1910ss 32 1,775
1920ss 72 4,519
1930ss 232 9,695
1940ss 990 24,846
1950ss 2,026 54,817
1960ss 3,745 72,192
1970ss 923 37,447
1980ss 316 17,874
1990ss 229 12,122
2000ss 113 6,466
2010ss 52 3,624
2020ss 14 1,107

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rod Rodney
2014 5 357
2015 6 347
2016 11 341
2017 — 301
2018 — 273
2019 — 262
2020 — 262
2021 7 234
2022 — 228
2023 7 183
2024 — 200

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1910–2023.

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