How Many People Are Named Rooney?
An estimated 1,385 people in the United States have the first name Rooney. It is used for both genders, with 54.6% female. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Rooney peaked in popularity in 2024 with 140 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rooney as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rooney paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Rooney is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
- Rooney is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,385
About 1 in 247,476 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
54.6% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2024
140 births
Total Registered
1,417
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rooney
Rooney is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (45.4%) and females (54.6%). Out of 1,417 total births registered, 643 were male and 774 were female.
Rooney as a male name
Ranked #3,079 in 2024
40 male births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (44 births)
Rooney as a female name
Ranked #1,970 in 2024
100 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (100 births)
Rooney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rooney span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 614 babies were registered. Rooney remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Rooney by Decade
How has Rooney tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rooney by State
Birth registrations for Rooney span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Texas. The lowest are in Tennessee, Michigan, Florida. On average, about 22 Rooneys were registered per state.
Rooney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rooney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rooney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rooney?
We estimate approximately 1,385 people named Rooney are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 247,476 Americans share this first name.
Is Rooney a common name?
Rooney is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,417 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rooney most popular?
Rooney reached peak popularity in 2024, when 140 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rooney is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rooney a female name?
Rooney is predominantly female. 54.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rooney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rooney Smith, Rooney Johnson, Rooney Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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