Is Rodney a boy or girl name?
Rodney is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 200 boys were named Rodney, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 248,127 US babies named Rodney were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,085
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Rodney since 1880
- 248,127
- Most popular year
- 1965
- 11,132 babies
Boys and girls named Rodney, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 112 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 162 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 194 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,775 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1920s | 4,519 | 36 | 0.8% |
| 1930s | 9,695 | 34 | 0.3% |
| 1940s | 24,846 | 84 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 54,817 | 147 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 72,192 | 363 | 0.5% |
| 1970s | 37,447 | 299 | 0.8% |
| 1980s | 17,874 | 171 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 12,122 | 27 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 6,466 | 9 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 3,624 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,107 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 200 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 183 | #1,146 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 228 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 234 | #961 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 262 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 262 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 273 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 301 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 341 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 347 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 357 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 392 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 430 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 461 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 460 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 554 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 545 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 639 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 606 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 579 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 602 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 688 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 714 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 740 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 799 | #342 | 9 | #10,556 |
| 1999 | 868 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 866 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 995 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1,055 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 1,099 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 1,183 | #244 | 6 | #13,043 |
| 1993 | 1,309 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 1,477 | #210 | 8 | #10,245 |
| 1991 | 1,560 | #198 | 6 | #12,728 |
| 1990 | 1,710 | #181 | 7 | #11,097 |
| 1989 | 1,737 | #177 | 12 | #6,856 |
| 1988 | 1,730 | #162 | 10 | #7,549 |
| 1987 | 1,596 | #171 | 14 | #5,544 |
| 1986 | 1,629 | #166 | 17 | #4,685 |
| 1985 | 1,621 | #168 | 18 | #4,411 |
| 1984 | 1,626 | #165 | 19 | #4,130 |
| 1983 | 1,694 | #161 | 19 | #4,076 |
| 1982 | 1,946 | #145 | 11 | #6,255 |
| 1981 | 2,029 | #135 | 26 | #3,316 |
| 1980 | 2,266 | #121 | 25 | #3,394 |
| 1979 | 2,299 | #117 | 17 | #4,374 |
| 1978 | 2,555 | #102 | 19 | #3,885 |
| 1977 | 2,703 | #97 | 29 | #2,825 |
| 1976 | 2,984 | #88 | 33 | #2,469 |
| 1975 | 3,584 | #76 | 31 | #2,554 |
| 1974 | 3,849 | #72 | 33 | #2,380 |
| 1973 | 4,059 | #68 | 26 | #2,727 |
| 1972 | 4,363 | #65 | 28 | #2,572 |
| 1971 | 5,195 | #59 | 47 | #1,870 |
| 1970 | 5,856 | #55 | 36 | #2,231 |
| 1969 | 6,670 | #49 | 46 | #1,828 |
| 1968 | 7,508 | #42 | 45 | #1,770 |
| 1967 | 8,438 | #37 | 45 | #1,721 |
| 1966 | 10,269 | #35 | 51 | #1,583 |
| 1965 | 11,086 | #33 | 46 | #1,665 |
| 1964 | 6,073 | #59 | 24 | #2,592 |
| 1963 | 5,190 | #76 | 26 | #2,410 |
| 1962 | 5,434 | #76 | 23 | #2,586 |
| 1961 | 5,660 | #72 | 30 | #2,189 |
| 1960 | 5,864 | #68 | 27 | #2,289 |
| 1959 | 5,915 | #67 | 17 | #2,959 |
| 1958 | 5,865 | #65 | 24 | #2,367 |
| 1957 | 5,863 | #70 | 11 | #3,882 |
| 1956 | 6,075 | #65 | 20 | #2,606 |
| 1955 | 6,048 | #65 | 15 | #3,069 |
| 1954 | 5,959 | #66 | 14 | #3,129 |
| 1953 | 6,536 | #58 | 16 | #2,792 |
| 1952 | 4,403 | #84 | 8 | #4,403 |
| 1951 | 4,297 | #84 | 13 | #3,075 |
| 1950 | 3,856 | #88 | 9 | #3,904 |
| 1949 | 3,826 | #87 | 7 | #4,574 |
| 1948 | 3,466 | #92 | 12 | #3,105 |
| 1947 | 3,564 | #94 | 8 | #4,271 |
| 1946 | 3,304 | #93 | 8 | #3,927 |
| 1945 | 2,185 | #105 | 9 | #3,343 |
| 1944 | 1,781 | #123 | 14 | #2,490 |
| 1943 | 1,984 | #118 | 5 | #5,242 |
| 1942 | 1,788 | #121 | 7 | #4,047 |
| 1941 | 1,551 | #127 | 7 | #3,883 |
| 1940 | 1,397 | #133 | 7 | #3,792 |
| 1939 | 1,446 | #122 | 8 | #3,364 |
| 1938 | 1,301 | #133 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 1,026 | #151 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 1,009 | #152 | 7 | #3,648 |
| 1935 | 1,027 | #149 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 929 | #160 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 783 | #173 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 829 | #172 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 706 | #187 | 12 | #2,555 |
| 1930 | 639 | #208 | 7 | #3,983 |
| 1929 | 539 | #233 | 5 | #5,160 |
| 1928 | 589 | #223 | 7 | #4,116 |
| 1927 | 562 | #236 | 7 | #4,207 |
| 1926 | 482 | #256 | 6 | #4,749 |
| 1925 | 447 | #271 | 5 | #5,633 |
| 1924 | 397 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 389 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 400 | #278 | 6 | #4,917 |
| 1921 | 361 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 353 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 315 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 253 | #369 | 5 | #5,452 |
| 1917 | 234 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 237 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 235 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 189 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 131 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 88 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 59 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 34 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 25 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 27 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 17 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 29 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 20 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 13 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 13 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 19 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 10 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 21 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 18 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 20 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 17 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 14 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 19 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 9 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 19 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 16 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 11 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 19 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 9 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 12 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 9 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 14 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 13 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 13 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 11 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 12 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 6 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 13 | #520 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rodney reached #33 in 1965. As a girl name, it reached #1,583 in 1966. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rodney
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.