Aahil vs Rodney

Aahil and Rodneycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aahil was ranked #464 and Rodney #2671 among boys in England and Wales.

Aahil and Rodney over time

Aahil and Rodney appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Aahil held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rodney in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Rodney reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aahil in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 2004–2024
Aahil held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Rodney in 4.
Highest recorded here: Aahil #399 in 2016, Rodney #1361 in 2007.
The order changed in 2008: Aahil moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #2023 and #1361; by 2008 that had become #1124 and #3158.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aahil #464, Rodney #2671.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Rodney

Pairs where Rodney shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Wayne vs Rodney
Across 32 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Wayne and Rodney averaged 12.0 places apart, ending at #65 and #87.
Wayne · Rodney · 32 shared years, 1952–1983 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1983 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Glenn vs Rodney
In New Zealand · Boys, Glenn moved into the top 50 at #34 in 1968 as Rodney fell out of it to #51, having been #42 the year before.
Glenn · Rodney · 20 shared years, 1954–1974 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1968 New Zealand ranking
Adrian vs Rodney
In New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Adrian moved into the top 50 at #36 in 1977 as Rodney fell out of it to #55, having been #39 the year before.
Adrian · Rodney · 31 shared years, 1952–1983 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1977 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Scott vs Rodney
In New Zealand · Boys, Scott moved into the top 50 at #36 in 1968 as Rodney fell out of it to #51, having been #42 the year before.
Scott · Rodney · 14 shared years, 1960–1974 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1968 New Zealand ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Aahil, Rodney
Field	Aahil	Rodney
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	male
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025)	England and Wales · Boys #2671 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Aahil and Rodney both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Aahil

Popularity journey

First recorded2004
First recorded at #2070 among boys in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2004–2024
Highest recorded position: #399 among boys in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 2004–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Rodney

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #38 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1983
Highest recorded position: #17 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1966 (recorded 1952–1983).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys