Is Volney a boy or girl name?

Volney is a boy’s name. Of the 629 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Volney

Recorded 1880–1986 · United States

Volney was most popular in 1916, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,655 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 629 people named Volney.

Volney over time

Births per year. The dot marks Volney’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Volney a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Volney is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 629 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were 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