Rodriguez vs Rodney

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

Name A

Rodriguez

Boy name

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Name B

Rodney

Boy name · Rank #1084

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Metric Rodriguez Rodney
Current Rank Unranked #1084
Total Births (all years) 952 246,952
Peak Year 1981 1965
Peak Year Births 47 11,086
Peak Decade 1970ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1955 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rodriguez Rodney
1880ss — 112
1890ss — 162
1900ss — 194
1910ss — 1,775
1920ss — 4,519
1930ss — 9,695
1940ss — 24,846
1950ss 13 54,817
1960ss 68 72,192
1970ss 272 37,447
1980ss 262 17,874
1990ss 156 12,122
2000ss 107 6,466
2010ss 74 3,624
2020ss — 1,107

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rodriguez Rodney
2014 9 357
2015 5 347
2016 12 341
2017 8 301
2018 — 273
2019 — 262
2020 — 262
2021 — 234
2022 — 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, 1955–2017.

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