Is Rooney a boy or girl name?

Rooney is a unisex name. Of the 1,529 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 56.1% were girls and 43.9% were boys. It changed hands in 2014, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Rooney

Recorded 1943–2025 · United States

Rooney was most popular in 2024, when 141 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,835 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,297, with 111 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,529 people named Rooney.

Rooney over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rooney’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rooney a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rooney is a unisex name — 56.1% of the 1,529 Americans given it were girls and 43.9% were boys. It changed hands: since 2014 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 75% girls and 25% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Rooney

Where Rooney is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 5.8×

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