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 #8313

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Name B

Rodney

Boy name · Rank #1084

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Metric Rodger Rodney
Current Rank #8313 #1084
Total Births (all years) 21,538 246,952
Peak Year 1949 1965
Peak Year Births 680 11,086
Peak Decade 1950ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1891 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rodger Rodney
1880ss — 112
1890ss 16 162
1900ss 51 194
1910ss 380 1,775
1920ss 883 4,519
1930ss 1,959 9,695
1940ss 5,292 24,846
1950ss 5,503 54,817
1960ss 3,673 72,192
1970ss 1,701 37,447
1980ss 975 17,874
1990ss 505 12,122
2000ss 297 6,466
2010ss 231 3,624
2020ss 72 1,107

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 9 200

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, 1891–2024.

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