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Rooney

Rooney is a unisex given name: about 72% of people named Rooney are men and 28% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 72%Female 28%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
72% male / 28% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880
466 male / 215 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Rooney

To address Rooney when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Rooney," in English, "Guten Tag Rooney," in German. About 72% of people named Rooney are men and 28% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Rooney,

German

Guten Tag Rooney,

French

Bonjour Rooney,

Spanish

Estimado/a Rooney:

Chinese

Rooney您好：

Japanese

Rooney様

English

Hi Rooney,

German

Hi Rooney,

French

Salut Rooney,

Spanish

Hola Rooney,

Chinese

Rooney你好：

Japanese

Rooneyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Rooney by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name68%
Great Britainrareman's name98%

United States birth data

466 male · 215 female · 681 births recorded

Male 68%Female 32%

Since 1980: 62% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Rooney a male or female name?

Rooney is a unisex given name: about 72% of people named Rooney are men and 28% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Rooney in an email?

To address Rooney when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Rooney," in English, "Guten Tag Rooney," in German. About 72% of people named Rooney are men and 28% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Rooney a unisex name?

Rooney is not a unisex name: 72% of people named Rooney are men. Rooney leans strongly male overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Rooney a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/rooney (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_rooney,
  title  = {Is Rooney a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/rooney},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}