Rodney

Rodney: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “Hroda's island”
Origin: Old English
Say it: ROD-nee · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys

From an English surname derived from a place name, probably meaning 'Hroda's island' or 'clearing'. The first element comes from an Old English personal name.

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How popular is Rodney?

202460.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Rodney in 2024200

2024 rank#1,084 boys

Peak year1965

Total US babies since 1880248,127

Rodney is fading: recent use is about 58% of its level ten years before.

Names like Rodney

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Rodfame · Germanic
Wesleywestern meadow · Old English
Westonwestern settlement · Old English
Blakeblack; pale · Old English
Oakleyoak clearing · Old English
Edwardwealthy guardian · Old English
Ashtonash tree town · Old English
Kingstonking's town · Old English

Rodney questions

What does the name Rodney mean?

Rodney means "Hroda's island". It comes from Old English. From an English surname derived from a place name, probably meaning 'Hroda's island' or 'clearing'. The first element comes from an Old English personal name.

Is Rodney a boy or girl name?

Rodney is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Rodney?

200 US babies were named Rodney in 2024. Its peak year was 1965.

How do you pronounce Rodney?

Rodney is usually pronounced ROD-nee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.