Is Roney a boy or girl name?

Roney is a boy’s name. Of the 888 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.

Roney

Recorded 1893–2022 · United States

Roney was most popular in 1950, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,009 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 888 people named Roney.

Roney over time

Births per year. The dot marks Roney’s peak in 1950. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Roney a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Roney is a boy’s name — 0.6% of the 888 Americans given it were girls and 99.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org