Roderick vs Rodney

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

Name A

Roderick

Boy name · Rank #1904

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Name B

Rodney

Boy name · Rank #1078

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Metric Roderick Rodney
Current Rank #1904 #1078
Total Births (all years) 47,183 247,150
Peak Year 1971 1965
Peak Year Births 1,057 11,086
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Roderick Rodney
1880s 60 112
1890s 82 162
1900s 102 194
1910s 644 1,775
1920s 1,478 4,519
1930s 1,684 9,695
1940s 2,663 24,846
1950s 6,291 54,817
1960s 9,638 72,194
1970s 8,598 37,446
1980s 6,625 17,872
1990s 4,315 12,122
2000s 2,650 6,466
2010s 1,796 3,624
2020s 557 1,306

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Roderick Rodney
2014 178 357
2015 185 347
2016 199 341
2017 160 301
2018 132 273
2019 134 262
2020 100 262
2021 96 234
2022 103 228
2023 82 183
2024 83 202
2025 93 197

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, 1880–2025.

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