Rodney
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning famous island, clearing with reeds.
How Rodney has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #716 |
| 2016 | #719 |
| 2017 | #779 |
| 2018 | #821 |
| 2019 | #855 |
| 2020 | #864 |
| 2021 | #965 |
| 2022 | #985 |
Rodney by the numbers
In 2025, 10 babies in England and Wales were named Rodney. In the US, 301 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 11,081 babies in 1965, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rodney. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Rooneydescendent of Ruanaidh; red-haired64 in the US (2017)
- Romneywide, open space; a place name8 in the US (2017)
- Ridleyred clearing; a place name used as given name145 in the US (2017)
- Radleyred meadow; meadow of the red stream64 in the US (2017)
- Ronento sing or rejoice57 in the US (2017)
- Ronnyruler's advisor; a form of Ronald27 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean an island
Like Rodney, each of these has an island in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Skyesky; the Isle of Skye214 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ramseyraven island262 in the US (2017)
- Lylefrom the island203 in the US (2017)
- Eivinisland river; a variant of Eyvind36 in the US (2017)
- Ramsayfrom the ram's island or wild garlic island25 in the US (2017)
- Arranfrom the island of Arran23 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a plant or herb
Like Rodney, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Brandonbeacon hill or gorse covered hill3,482 in the US (2017)
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Reedred-haired or one who lives by reeds872 in the US (2017)
- Briarthorny shrub, bramble640 in the US (2017)
- Saigewise one; a respelling of Sage508 in the US (2017)
- Hadleighheather field; spelling variant of Hadley293 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Rodney
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