Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Hero
- Gaelic
- Red-haired
- Irish
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Rooney
Pronunciation
ro(o)-ney
Famous People
Actor Mickey Rooney, Newsman Andy Rooney
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #2693, 44 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3848, 28 births)
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #1964, 100 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2214, 83 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | 83 |
| 2024 | 40 | 100 |
| 2023 | 23 | 93 |
| 2022 | 24 | 91 |
| 2021 | 24 | 68 |
| 2020 | 23 | 76 |
| 2019 | 21 | 58 |
| 2018 | 22 | 73 |
| 2017 | 20 | 44 |
| 2016 | 11 | 38 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #1892, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4970, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #5925, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | – | 3 |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #4995, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #665, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence