Rody vs Rodney

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

Name A

Rody

Boy name · Rank #10990

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Name B

Rodney

Boy name · Rank #1084

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Metric Rody Rodney
Current Rank #10990 #1084
Total Births (all years) 379 246,952
Peak Year 1960 1965
Peak Year Births 14 11,086
Peak Decade 2000ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rody Rodney
1880ss — 112
1890ss — 162
1900ss — 194
1910ss 15 1,775
1920ss — 4,519
1930ss 5 9,695
1940ss 14 24,846
1950ss 38 54,817
1960ss 50 72,192
1970ss 33 37,447
1980ss 36 17,874
1990ss 49 12,122
2000ss 65 6,466
2010ss 47 3,624
2020ss 27 1,107

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rody Rodney
2014 8 357
2015 — 347
2016 7 341
2017 6 301
2018 — 273
2019 7 262
2020 — 262
2021 6 234
2022 10 228
2023 5 183
2024 6 200

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, 1916–2024.

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