Rodel vs Rodney

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

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Rodel

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Name B

Rodney

Boy name · Rank #1084

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Metric Rodel Rodney
Current Rank Unranked #1084
Total Births (all years) 108 246,952
Peak Year 1982 1965
Peak Year Births 10 11,086
Peak Decade 1970ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1970 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rodel Rodney
1880ss — 112
1890ss — 162
1900ss — 194
1910ss — 1,775
1920ss — 4,519
1930ss — 9,695
1940ss — 24,846
1950ss — 54,817
1960ss — 72,192
1970ss 34 37,447
1980ss 33 17,874
1990ss 25 12,122
2000ss — 6,466
2010ss 10 3,624
2020ss 6 1,107

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rodel Rodney
2014 5 357
2015 — 347
2016 — 341
2017 5 301
2018 — 273
2019 — 262
2020 — 262
2021 — 234
2022 — 228
2023 6 183
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, 1970–2023.

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