Rodney

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Rodney first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 32 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1966 with 683 babies (rank #20 that year). It was not in the 2025 data.

Numerology of Rodney

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Rodney yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

11,684

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

683

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Rodney

Rodney Robert Porterbiochemist · b. 1917
Rodney Kingactivist · b. 1965
Rodney Williamsbadminton executive and administrator · b. 1947
Rodney Strasserassociation football player · b. 1990
Rodney Mullenskateboarder · b. 1966

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	266	#38
1953	271	#39
1954	259	#39
1955	304	#36
1956	318	#33
1957	290	#38
1958	281	#39
1959	352	#28
1960	544	#26
1961	494	#31
1962	551	#26
1963	510	#27
1964	493	#26
1965	628	#22
1966	683	#20
1967	682	#20
1968	558	#25
1969	558	#24
1970	491	#27
1971	498	#30
1972	400	#34
1973	394	#34
1974	316	#43
1975	262	#48
1976	278	#44
1977	230	#57
1978	201	#61
1979	172	#71
1980	106	#93
1981	124	#93
1982	86	#96
1983	84	#94