Unisex name · since 2011
Rooney
Since 2011, U.S. Social Security records show 858 babies named Rooney, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,349 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,238 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 858
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
858 babies have been named Rooney since 2011, making it today's #2238 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Rooney recorded 858 times among girls since 2011, holding rank #2238 nationally today, ahead of 87% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #8,349 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,238 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 858 born since 2011
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rooney ranks #8,349 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,238 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 858 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,349 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,238 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 858
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rooney's 858 recorded births place it above 88.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rooney compares
858 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rooney's all-time total is 128% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rooney | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 858 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 101 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rooney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rooney splits its recorded history at 2018: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2011 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 101 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rooney popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 101
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Rooney popularity over time - boys
671 total births recorded since 1943 (Rooney as boys' name)
Rooney by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (512 births, 60% of the file).
2020s was Rooney's strongest decade.
512 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Rooney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
346 births
- 2020s
2020s
512 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 512 births (60% of all-time use).
How Rooney compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rooney's total volume
Rooney by state
Where Rooney concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 122 | 14.2% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 22 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 17 | 2.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 14 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 14 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 10 | 1.2% |
122 of 858 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Rooney appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Rooneys (122 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rooney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~14 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2011–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rooney draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.