Rhodney — boys' name
43 babies named Rhodney in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
43 boys have been named Rhodney since 1956, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1988.
- 43
- total births
- 1956–1988
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
47% of everyone ever named Rhodney was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Rhodney in 1969 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Rhodney
The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Rhodney between 1956 and 1988, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rhodney currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Rhodney performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rhodney shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Rhodney in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 43 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Rhodney at a glance
Last recorded 1988Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Rhodney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1956
- Peak year (1969)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1988.
43 total births across 33 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1969 with 8 births in a single year.
Rhodney by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 20 births that decade — 47% of Rhodney's all-time total
Rhodney decade highlights
- Peak decade 20 births
- Runner-up 11 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Rhodney's strongest decade
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 47% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1956–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.