Rodney Name Popularity

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How popular is Rodney?

Ranking 819th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Rodney is less frequently given.

Currently in the top 1000, this name has been part of the top 1000 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

Its highest popularity ranking of #33 was reached in 1965 with 11,079 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Rodney was 6 in 1881.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Rodney occurred roughly during the years 1907-1915, 1916-1920, 1923-1927, 1928-1947, 1948-1953, and 1962-1965, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1898-1901, 1965-1983, and 1989-1996.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

How popular will Rodney be?

For a number of years, the name Rodney has been spiralling downward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Rodney for their newborn has dropped.

The name Rodney is used by only a select few and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Rodney is very rarely used as a given name.

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		Rodney (Girl)		Rodney (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	272	819
2017		< 5	--	301	778
2016		< 5	--	339	721
2015		< 5	--	347	716
2014		< 5	--	356	697
2013		< 5	--	392	628
2012		< 5	--	429	594
2011		< 5	--	461	553
2010		< 5	--	458	551
2009		< 5	--	553	495
2008		< 5	--	545	503
2007		< 5	--	637	438
2006		< 5	--	605	447
2005		< 5	--	578	447
2004		< 5	--	603	432
2003		< 5	--	688	379
2002		< 5	--	713	370
2001		< 5	--	740	358
2000		9	10,554	799	342
1999		< 5	--	868	321
1998		< 5	--	865	319
1997		< 5	--	995	280
1996		< 5	--	1,054	267
1995		< 5	--	1,099	256
1994		6	13,041	1,183	244
1993		< 5	--	1,310	225
1992		8	10,242	1,476	210
1991		6	12,726	1,560	198
1990		7	11,093	1,709	181
1989		12	6,854	1,736	177
1988		10	7,546	1,730	162
1987		14	5,543	1,594	171
1986		17	4,684	1,630	166
1985		18	4,410	1,619	168
1984		19	4,129	1,627	165
1983		19	4,076	1,695	160
1982		11	6,251	1,947	145
1981		26	3,312	2,029	135
1980		25	3,389	2,265	121
1979		17	4,371	2,300	117
1978		19	3,884	2,556	102
1977		29	2,826	2,713	96
1976		33	2,467	2,989	88
1975		31	2,555	3,583	76
1974		33	2,378	3,850	72
1973		26	2,724	4,061	68
1972		28	2,568	4,366	65
1971		47	1,868	5,198	59
1970		36	2,231	5,860	55
1969		46	1,828	6,668	49
1968		45	1,771	7,511	42
1967		45	1,720	8,440	37
1966		51	1,583	10,267	35
1965		46	1,664	11,079	33
1964		24	2,593	6,074	59
1963		26	2,411	5,188	76
1962		23	2,583	5,440	76
1961		30	2,189	5,659	72
1960		27	2,288	5,858	68
1959		17	2,960	5,914	67
1958		24	2,365	5,855	65
1957		11	3,885	5,863	70
1956		20	2,604	6,069	65
1955		15	3,070	6,046	65
1954		14	3,124	5,962	66
1953		16	2,792	6,536	58
1952		8	4,401	4,403	84
1951		13	3,073	4,297	84
1950		9	3,905	3,856	88
1949		7	4,573	3,827	87
1948		12	3,104	3,464	92
1947		8	4,272	3,563	94
1946		8	3,926	3,303	93
1945		9	3,344	2,186	105
1944		14	2,489	1,781	123
1943		5	5,242	1,984	118
1942		7	4,048	1,785	123
1941		7	3,882	1,553	127
1940		7	3,792	1,398	133
1939		8	3,364	1,446	122
1938		< 5	--	1,300	133
1937		< 5	--	1,026	151
1936		7	3,647	1,009	152
1935		< 5	--	1,027	149
1934		< 5	--	930	160
1933		< 5	--	782	173
1932		< 5	--	828	172
1931		12	2,555	707	186
1930		7	3,984	639	208
1929		5	5,158	539	233
1928		7	4,117	589	223
1927		7	4,207	562	236
1926		6	4,750	482	256
1925		5	5,633	447	271
1924		< 5	--	397	290
1923		< 5	--	389	286
1922		6	4,918	400	278
1921		< 5	--	361	298
1920		< 5	--	353	304
1919		< 5	--	315	313
1918		5	5,452	253	369
1917		< 5	--	234	363
1916		< 5	--	237	350
1915		< 5	--	235	349
1914		< 5	--	189	337
1913		< 5	--	131	365
1912		< 5	--	88	417
1911		< 5	--	59	360
1910		< 5	--	34	477
1909		< 5	--	25	529
1908		< 5	--	27	488
1907		< 5	--	17	632
1906		< 5	--	29	406
1905		< 5	--	20	520
1904		< 5	--	13	676
1903		< 5	--	13	650
1902		< 5	--	19	502
1901		< 5	--	10	719
1900		< 5	--	21	530
1899		< 5	--	18	451
1898		< 5	--	20	469
1897		< 5	--	17	489
1896		< 5	--	14	583
1895		< 5	--	19	472
1894		< 5	--	9	778
1893		< 5	--	19	429
1892		< 5	--	16	516
1891		< 5	--	11	584
1890		< 5	--	19	422
1889		< 5	--	9	715
1888		< 5	--	12	601
1887		< 5	--	9	671
1886		< 5	--	14	504
1885		< 5	--	13	542
1884		< 5	--	13	541
1883		< 5	--	11	587
1882		< 5	--	12	571
1881		< 5	--	6	849
1880		< 5	--	13	520

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.