Mio vs Rodney
Mio 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, Mio was ranked #4270 and Rodney #2671 among boys in England and Wales.
Mio and Rodney over time
Mio and Rodney appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Rodney held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mio 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.
Mio reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Rodney 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 · Boys8 shared years, 2012–2024
Mio held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Rodney in 7.
Highest recorded here: Mio #3449 in 2017, Rodney #2125 in 2021.
The order changed in 2015: Rodney moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #3987 and #4805; by 2015 that had become #4747 and #3373.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mio #4270, 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.
Side by side
| Field | Mio | 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #80 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2671 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mio has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Rodney.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Mio
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #3848 among girls in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2005–2025
Highest recorded position: #64 among boys in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 2005–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #80 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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