Brent vs Rodney
Brent 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.
New Zealand · Boys
In 1974, Brent was ranked #38 and Rodney #99 among boys in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 1983, Brent was ranked #72 and Rodney #87 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Brent was ranked #3684 and Rodney #2269 among boys in England and Wales.
Brent and Rodney over time
Brent and Rodney appear together in 2 published lists, across 44 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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 Brent 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.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Brent and Rodney changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #3684 and #2269.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 20 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Brent and Rodney averaged 34.8 places apart, ending at #38 and #99.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Brent #571 in 1998, Rodney #1055 in 1998.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 1996–2025
Brent held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Rodney in 13.
Highest recorded here: Brent #571 in 1998, Rodney #1055 in 1998.
The order changed in 2015: Rodney moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #2458 and #4805; by 2015 that had become #4747 and #3373.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Brent #3684, Rodney #2269.
New Zealand · Boys20 shared years, 1954–1974
Brent held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Rodney in 0.
Highest recorded here: Brent #22 in 1968, Rodney #42 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1974: Brent #38, Rodney #99.
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.
Side by side
| Field | Brent | 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 | ||
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3684 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2269 (2025) |
| 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
- Brent has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Rodney.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, NZ.
How each name got here
Brent
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #67 among boys in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1987
Highest recorded position: #22 among boys in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1954–1987).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · 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 recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2269 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys