Roney
Roney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Antoine Roney, American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist Blake Roney, founder and chairman of Nu Skin Enterprises J.
Meaning & Origin of Roney
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Roney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Antoine Roney, American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist Blake Roney, founder and chairman of Nu Skin Enterprises J.
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The Story of Roney
Roney first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1893, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1950, when 28 Roneys were born — ranking #1,365 that year. As of 2026, Roney ranks #9,821 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 883 Roneys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Roney
Roney is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1893 and has accumulated 883 births in the dataset. Roney's peak popularity came in 1950 when it ranked #1,365. Use the chart and map above to compare Roney's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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