Girls' name · since 1943

Rodena

Since 1943, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Rodena, peaking in 1951. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#48,103 of 72,339
all-time among girls
17
born since 1943
1950s
peak decade

Rodena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 1943.

Social Security Administration records show Rodena recorded 17 times among girls since 1943, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 1951.

  • #48,103 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 17 born since 1943
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rodena ranks #48,103 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1943, peaking in the 1950s.

#48,103 of 72,339
all-time among girls
17
born since 1943
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rodena's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Rodena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Rodena's full recorded timeline at 1950, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1943, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1951 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Rodena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1951

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1951)
7
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 194319501951 7

Rodena by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (12 births, 71% of the file).

1950s was Rodena's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.

Rodena births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rodena?
Rodena has been given to 17 babies in the U.S. since 1943, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #48,103 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1951. 7 babies were born in 1951, its single highest year.
Where does Rodena sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rodena ranks #48,103 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rodena most popular?
Rodena was most popular in the 1950s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Rodena been used?
Rodena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 9 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Rodena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rodney, Roderick, Rodnesha, Rodneisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rodena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1943–1951 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rodena draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.