Over the past 110 years, 73 girls and 242 875 boys have been named Rodney. The name Rodney ranks 9419th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Rodney in 1961. The peak of popularity of the name Rodney came in the 1960s and 1970s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.