Olufemi vs Rodney
Olufemi 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 2012, Olufemi was ranked #3987 and Rodney #4805 among boys in England and Wales.
Olufemi and Rodney over time
Olufemi and Rodney appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Rodney held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Olufemi 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.
Olufemi 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.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Olufemi #1257 in 1997, Rodney #1055 in 1998.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys12 shared years, 1996–2012
Olufemi held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Rodney in 10.
Highest recorded here: Olufemi #1257 in 1997, Rodney #1055 in 1998.
The order changed in 2012: Olufemi moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #4647 and #2613; by 2012 that had become #3987 and #4805.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Olufemi #3987, Rodney #4805.
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 | Olufemi | 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4632 (2014) | England and Wales · Boys #2269 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Olufemi has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Rodney.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Olufemi
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1765 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2014
Most recently recorded at #4632 among boys in England and Wales, in 2014.
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