Rodger vs Rodney

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

Name A

Rodger

Boy name · Rank #8339

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Name B

Rodney

Boy name · Rank #1078

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Metric Rodger Rodney
Current Rank #8339 #1078
Total Births (all years) 21,556 247,150
Peak Year 1949 1965
Peak Year Births 680 11,086
Peak Decade 1950s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1891 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rodger Rodney
1880s - 112
1890s 16 162
1900s 51 194
1910s 380 1,775
1920s 883 4,519
1930s 1,959 9,695
1940s 5,292 24,846
1950s 5,503 54,817
1960s 3,673 72,194
1970s 1,701 37,446
1980s 975 17,872
1990s 505 12,122
2000s 297 6,466
2010s 231 3,624
2020s 90 1,306

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rodger Rodney
2014 29 357
2015 35 347
2016 25 341
2017 27 301
2018 21 273
2019 17 262
2020 17 262
2021 14 234
2022 16 228
2023 16 183
2024 9 202
2025 18 197

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, 1891–2025.

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