Rooney
Girl name · #2238 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 83 baby girls were named Rooney, placing it at #2238 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #4069, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 21,687 girls born in 2025 was named Rooney.
The 14-year story
Rooney first appears in the Social Security records in 2011, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 101 babies and a rank of #1955. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Rooney per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Rooney in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Rooney is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Rooney will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Rooney is most common
State-level data for Rooney is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Rooney
Statistically, parents drawn to Rooney tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ridley, Rainey, Remedy, Renley, and Huntley.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Rooney | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83 | #2214 |
| 2024 | 101 | #1955 |
| 2023 | 93 | #2076 |
| 2022 | 91 | #2103 |
| 2021 | 68 | #2558 |
| 2020 | 76 | #2317 |
| 2019 | 58 | #2856 |
| 2018 | 73 | #2438 |
| 2017 | 44 | #3479 |
| 2016 | 38 | #3923 |
| 2015 | 36 | #4069 |
| 2014 | 38 | #3925 |
| 2013 | 32 | #4422 |
| 2012 | 21 | #6110 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14824 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Rooney a popular girl name?
Rooney ranked #2238 among girls in 2025 with 83 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4069.
When was the name Rooney most popular?
Rooney peaked in 2024, when 101 American girls received the name (ranked #1955 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Rooney?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 21,687 newborn American girls was named Rooney. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.