Is Rooney a boy or girl name?
Rooney is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 100 girls and 40 boys were named Rooney, so 71.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 54.6% of the 1,417 US babies named Rooney were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,079
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,970
- Babies named Rooney since 1943
- 1,417
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 140 babies
Boys and girls named Rooney, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 47 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 37 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 93 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 268 | 346 | 56.4% |
| 2020s | 134 | 428 | 76.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40 | #3,079 | 100 | #1,970 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,581 | 93 | #2,086 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,405 | 91 | #2,119 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4,340 | 68 | #2,577 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,392 | 76 | #2,335 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,771 | 58 | #2,886 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,581 | 73 | #2,454 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,898 | 44 | #3,538 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,505 | 38 | #3,980 |
| 2015 | 26 | #4,052 | 36 | #4,133 |
| 2014 | 28 | #3,757 | 38 | #3,987 |
| 2013 | 32 | #3,395 | 32 | #4,518 |
| 2012 | 29 | #3,696 | 21 | #6,294 |
| 2011 | 44 | #2,730 | 6 | #16,379 |
| 2010 | 35 | #3,227 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,400 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 22 | #4,510 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,947 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,478 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,927 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #11,069 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,403 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #9,236 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,789 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #7,116 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,503 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #5,119 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,969 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,898 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,771 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,324 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,628 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,450 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,484 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,594 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,863 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,506 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,373 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,304 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,281 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,873 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #4,152 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #4,115 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,959 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rooney reached #2,450 in 1967. As a girl name, it reached #1,970 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rooney
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.