Roddy vs Rodney

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

Name A

Roddy

Boy name

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Name B

Rodney

Boy name · Rank #1084

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Metric Roddy Rodney
Current Rank Unranked #1084
Total Births (all years) 2,531 246,952
Peak Year 1960 1965
Peak Year Births 86 11,086
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Roddy Rodney
1880ss — 112
1890ss — 162
1900ss — 194
1910ss 15 1,775
1920ss 91 4,519
1930ss 200 9,695
1940ss 485 24,846
1950ss 484 54,817
1960ss 566 72,192
1970ss 276 37,447
1980ss 156 17,874
1990ss 108 12,122
2000ss 63 6,466
2010ss 66 3,624
2020ss 21 1,107

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Roddy Rodney
2014 10 357
2015 7 347
2016 — 341
2017 8 301
2018 — 273
2019 7 262
2020 7 262
2021 8 234
2022 6 228
2023 — 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, 1914–2022.

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