How Many People Are Named Rodney Dangerfield?

There are approximately 2 people named Rodney Dangerfield living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Rodney with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Dangerfield. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 171,377,169 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Rodney

Last Name

Dangerfield

Rodney: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Rodney. The peak year was 1965 with 11,132 births. The average person named Rodney today is 57 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Rodney

In the 2020 Census, the first name Rodney was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (65.22%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (26.17%) and Hispanic (3.40%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Rodney in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Rodney rose or fell over time.

White

65.22%

Black

26.17%

Hispanic

3.40%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.57%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.86%

Two or More Races

2.78%

Ancestry of the Dangerfield Surname

The surname Dangerfield was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Dangerfield in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

46.77%

Black

44.60%

Hispanic

2.98%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.57%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.33%

Two or More Races

4.75%

How we calculated this

The first name "Rodney" has an estimated frequency of 0.0569% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Dangerfield" appears at a rate of 1.00 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Rodney are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 2 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Rodney

Rodney Smith Rodney Johnson Rodney Williams Rodney Brown Rodney Jones Rodney Garcia Rodney Alexander Rodney Harrison

Other people with the surname Dangerfield

Michael Dangerfield James Dangerfield John Dangerfield David Dangerfield Robert Dangerfield William Dangerfield

Rodney Dangerfield: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Rodney Dangerfield?

We estimate approximately 2 people named Rodney Dangerfield are alive in the United States today. The first name Rodney is shared by 194,929 Americans, and the surname Dangerfield is shared by 3,430.

How rare is the name Rodney Dangerfield?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans. The first name Rodney is common and the surname Dangerfield is rare.

Is Rodney a male or female name?

Rodney is predominantly male, with 99.5% of bearers being male and 0.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 1965 and the average bearer today is 57 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Rodney?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Rodney was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (65.22%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (26.17%) and Hispanic (3.40%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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