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.
Which name is more popular?
| Metric | Rod | Rodney |
| Current Rank | Unranked | #1092 |
| Total Births (all years) | 8,744 | 247,150 |
| Peak Year | 1960 | 1965 |
| Peak Year Births | 496 | 11,086 |
| Peak Decade | 1960s | 1960s |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| First Recorded Year | 1910 | 1880 |
Births by Decade
| Decade | Rod | Rodney |
| 1880s | - | 112 |
| 1890s | - | 162 |
| 1900s | - | 194 |
| 1910s | 32 | 1,775 |
| 1920s | 72 | 4,519 |
| 1930s | 232 | 9,695 |
| 1940s | 990 | 24,846 |
| 1950s | 2,025 | 54,817 |
| 1960s | 3,746 | 72,194 |
| 1970s | 923 | 37,446 |
| 1980s | 316 | 17,872 |
| 1990s | 229 | 12,122 |
| 2000s | 113 | 6,466 |
| 2010s | 52 | 3,624 |
| 2020s | 14 | 1,306 |
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 | - | 202 |
| 2025 | - | 197 |