How Many People Are Named Rooney?
people named Rooney are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 229,231 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,529 babies named Rooney in Social Security records from 1943 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
141 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Rooney, 57.2% were girls and 42.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Rooney rose from 56.4% in the 2010s to 76% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Rooney alive today is about 11 years old, and 92% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 12 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Rooney first appears in the records in 1943 and was given most often in 2024, to 141 babies. In 2025, 111 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1943 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Rooney has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,963, in 2024. In 2025 it ranked #2,235. Among boys, its best rank was #2,450, in 1967.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,235 | #3,926 |
| Best rank | #1,963 (2024) | #2,450 (1967) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,187 in the 2020s | #3,897 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Rooney alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rooney were born in California than in any other state: about 186 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Rooney was given about 4.4 times as often in California.
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