Rodney
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RAHD-nee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,091 for boys
- Style
- Vintage revival
Rodney is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “Hroda's island”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 1,091st for boys in the US (197 babies).
What does Rodney mean?
English: English surname from a place name
“Hroda's island”
First used as a given name in honour of Admiral George Rodney, the 18th-century British naval commander.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Rodney a girl's or a boy's name?
Rodney is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 197 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rodney in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,342nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 76% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Rodney, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Rodney in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1934 (#99) and 1944 (#48).
Rodney in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,112 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Rodney in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,091st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 197 about 1 in 8,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 197 boys in the US were named Rodney, making it the 1,091st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 863rd. Its busiest year was 1965, with 11,086 boys.
Half of all the boys named Rodney in the US since 1880 were born between 1954 and 1973, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rodney in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 197 | #1,091 |
| 2024 | 202 | #1,076 |
| 2023 | 183 | #1,144 |
| 2022 | 228 | #990 |
| 2021 | 234 | #957 |
| 2020 | 262 | #863 |
| 2019 | 262 | #853 |
| 2018 | 273 | #820 |
| 2017 | 301 | #777 |
| 2016 | 341 | #717 |
| 2015 | 347 | #714 |
| 2014 | 357 | #696 |
| 2013 | 392 | #627 |
| 2012 | 430 | #593 |
| 2011 | 461 | #553 |
| 2010 | 460 | #549 |
| 2009 | 554 | #492 |
| 2008 | 545 | #503 |
| 2007 | 639 | #438 |
| 2006 | 606 | #447 |
| 2005 | 579 | #447 |
| 2004 | 602 | #432 |
| 2003 | 688 | #378 |
| 2002 | 714 | #369 |
| 2001 | 740 | #358 |
| 2000 | 799 | #342 |
| 1999 | 868 | #321 |
| 1998 | 866 | #319 |
| 1997 | 995 | #280 |
| 1996 | 1,055 | #267 |
| 1995 | 1,099 | #256 |
| 1994 | 1,183 | #244 |
| 1993 | 1,309 | #225 |
| 1992 | 1,477 | #210 |
| 1991 | 1,560 | #198 |
| 1990 | 1,710 | #181 |
| 1989 | 1,737 | #176 |
| 1988 | 1,730 | #162 |
| 1987 | 1,596 | #171 |
| 1986 | 1,629 | #166 |
| 1985 | 1,621 | #168 |
| 1984 | 1,626 | #165 |
| 1983 | 1,692 | #161 |
| 1982 | 1,947 | #145 |
| 1981 | 2,028 | #135 |
| 1980 | 2,266 | #121 |
| 1979 | 2,300 | #117 |
| 1978 | 2,554 | #102 |
| 1977 | 2,703 | #97 |
| 1976 | 2,984 | #88 |
| 1975 | 3,583 | #76 |
| 1974 | 3,849 | #72 |
| 1973 | 4,059 | #68 |
| 1972 | 4,363 | #65 |
| 1971 | 5,195 | #59 |
| 1970 | 5,856 | #55 |
| 1969 | 6,669 | #49 |
| 1968 | 7,505 | #42 |
| 1967 | 8,440 | #37 |
| 1966 | 10,268 | #35 |
| 1965 | 11,086 | #33 |
| 1964 | 6,073 | #59 |
| 1963 | 5,193 | #76 |
| 1962 | 5,435 | #76 |
| 1961 | 5,660 | #72 |
| 1960 | 5,865 | #68 |
| 1959 | 5,917 | #67 |
| 1958 | 5,865 | #65 |
| 1957 | 5,862 | #70 |
| 1956 | 6,076 | #65 |
| 1955 | 6,047 | #65 |
| 1954 | 5,959 | #66 |
| 1953 | 6,536 | #58 |
| 1952 | 4,403 | #84 |
| 1951 | 4,296 | #84 |
| 1950 | 3,856 | #88 |
| 1949 | 3,826 | #87 |
| 1948 | 3,466 | #92 |
| 1947 | 3,564 | #94 |
| 1946 | 3,304 | #93 |
| 1945 | 2,185 | #105 |
| 1944 | 1,781 | #123 |
| 1943 | 1,984 | #118 |
| 1942 | 1,788 | #121 |
| 1941 | 1,551 | #127 |
| 1940 | 1,397 | #133 |
| 1939 | 1,446 | #122 |
| 1938 | 1,302 | #133 |
| 1937 | 1,025 | #151 |
| 1936 | 1,009 | #152 |
| 1935 | 1,027 | #149 |
| 1934 | 929 | #160 |
| 1933 | 783 | #173 |
| 1932 | 829 | #172 |
| 1931 | 706 | #186 |
| 1930 | 639 | #208 |
| 1929 | 539 | #233 |
| 1928 | 589 | #223 |
| 1927 | 562 | #236 |
| 1926 | 482 | #256 |
| 1925 | 447 | #271 |
| 1924 | 397 | #290 |
| 1923 | 389 | #286 |
| 1922 | 400 | #278 |
| 1921 | 361 | #297 |
| 1920 | 353 | #304 |
| 1919 | 315 | #312 |
| 1918 | 253 | #368 |
| 1917 | 234 | #363 |
| 1916 | 237 | #349 |
| 1915 | 235 | #349 |
| 1914 | 189 | #336 |
| 1913 | 131 | #363 |
| 1912 | 88 | #416 |
| 1911 | 59 | #357 |
| 1910 | 34 | #474 |
| 1909 | 25 | #519 |
| 1908 | 27 | #475 |
| 1907 | 17 | #616 |
| 1906 | 29 | #400 |
| 1905 | 20 | #507 |
| 1904 | 13 | #647 |
| 1903 | 13 | #619 |
| 1902 | 19 | #490 |
| 1901 | 10 | #683 |
| 1900 | 21 | #518 |
| 1899 | 18 | #438 |
| 1898 | 20 | #452 |
| 1897 | 17 | #473 |
| 1896 | 14 | #551 |
| 1895 | 19 | #456 |
| 1894 | 9 | #729 |
| 1893 | 19 | #419 |
| 1892 | 16 | #497 |
| 1891 | 11 | #564 |
| 1890 | 19 | #415 |
| 1889 | 9 | #673 |
| 1888 | 12 | #580 |
| 1887 | 9 | #631 |
| 1886 | 14 | #491 |
| 1885 | 13 | #521 |
| 1884 | 13 | #520 |
| 1883 | 11 | #556 |
| 1882 | 12 | #540 |
| 1881 | 6 | #780 |
| 1880 | 13 | #505 |
Nicknames for Rodney
Names like Rodney
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Bradley, Stanley, Robin, Riley, Ronnie, Casey, Rudy, Rory, Sidney, Ashley, Billy, Teddy
Names related to Rodney
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rodney: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rodney, updated 20 October 2026.