Rodney vs Senan
Rodney and Senancompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 1995, Rodney was ranked #301 and Senan #206 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Rodney was ranked #2269 and Senan #1226 among boys in England and Wales.
Rodney and Senan over time
Rodney and Senan appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Rodney and Senan changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 1995, ending at #301 and #206.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 21 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Rodney and Senan averaged 54.2 places apart, ending at #301 and #206.
- Mirrored each other
Over 25 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Senan rose about as far as Rodney fell — from #1454 and #2859 in 1997 to #2269 and #1226 in 2025.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 1997–2025
Rodney held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Senan in 14.
Highest recorded here: Rodney #1281 in 1999, Senan #1226 in 2025.
The order changed in 2011: Senan moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #1911 and #2629; by 2011 that had become #2613 and #2613.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Rodney #2269, Senan #1226.
Republic of Ireland · Boys21 shared years, 1964–1995
Rodney held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Senan in 6.
Highest recorded here: Rodney #135 in 1972, Senan #191 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Rodney #301, Senan #206.
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 | Rodney | Senan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2269 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #38 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Rodney and Senan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
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
Senan
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #191 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #38 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1226 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys