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Rodney

Boy's name · #1093 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Rodney's best rank, #33, came in 1965; it has stepped well back to #1093 today. Roughly 247,000 boys have been named Rodney since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 23 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,403 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,282 in Canada (2024).

Famous Rodneys

• Rodney Robert Porter — English biochemist and Nobel laureate (1917–1985)
• Rodney Dangerfield — American stand-up comedian (1921–2004)
• Rodney King — African American police brutality victim (1965–2012)
• Rodney Williams — Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (born 1947)
• Rodney Mullen — American professional skateboarder

In stories & tradition

• Rodney McKay — Stargate Atlantis (TV series)
• Rodney Trotter — Only Fools and Horses (TV series)
• Rodney Blackstock — Emmerdale (TV series)

What Rodneys become

Among 937 notable people named Rodney:

Sports figures appear 2.27× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rodney Strasser, Sierra Leonean footballer (born 1990).

Similar names: Jeffery · Roger · Tony · Brent · Ronnie · Randy

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