Ronnie

#1,777 for girls in 2025, 113 births · #1,064 for boys in 2025, 204 births
Given to boys 95.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1946 · 5,727 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
22 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
182,926
since 1903

Ronnie over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201938peak #54, 1946boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,777113#1,064204
2024#2,28281#993226
2023#2,12490#1,098194
2022#2,36478#1,044211
2021#2,41674#987222
2020#2,31776#1,064188
2019#2,78460#905243
2018#3,10752#876249
2017#3,62742#893241
2016#3,70741#867259
2015#4,29533#771308
2014#3,36947#753314
2013#4,54331#740315
2012#4,29634#714331
2011#4,15135#713321
2010#7,21717#672356
2009#6,54420#666368
2008#5,14228#617402
2007#5,52625#634383
2006#5,38325#565443
2005#5,99920#568412
2004#4,38731#539438
2003#3,94634#544419
2002#3,81034#550401
2001#2,66356#498460
2000#3,80833#482488
1999#2,70351#467486
1998#2,88945#437524
1997#2,93441#420549
1996#2,12564#392601
1995#1,90073#360668
1994#2,23259#361667
1993#2,21759#334758
1992#2,35155#309861
1991#2,79042#286909
1990#2,64044#2621,025
1989#2,27852#260973
1988#2,36946#2381,014
1987#2,36044#2271,039
1986#2,19547#2221,062
1985#1,90658#2141,128
1984#1,68465#2091,104
1983#1,92753#1991,191
1982#1,99152#1961,272
1981#1,95854#1811,370
1980#1,90456#1731,411
1979#1,64568#1631,520
1978#1,45479#1631,475
1977#1,57668#1561,546
1976#1,40675#1551,596
1975#1,27887#1511,631
1974#1,49965#1411,789
1973#1,31277#1361,895
1972#1,15594#1332,003
1971#1,30583#1352,300
1970#1,27086#1332,516
1969#1,29076#1272,413
1968#1,017104#1152,602
1967#978109#1142,707
1966#1,18981#1082,907
1965#1,20080#1073,146
1964#1,18287#1043,517
1963#1,10497#1013,819
1962#1,074101#1004,113
1961#1,060107#914,624
1960#1,11794#874,872
1959#944123#765,474
1958#941120#665,860
1957#881134#735,778
1956#850136#755,491
1955#763156#804,969
1954#768148#784,978
1953#674178#794,970
1952#652187#824,636
1951#630189#824,530
1950#588205#764,616
1949#559221#645,235
1948#524248#595,902
1947#499272#616,110
1946#490252#545,727
1945#513204#673,651
1944#571164#693,739
1943#565179#713,826
1942#585159#783,363
1941#74192#792,848
1940#82774#1012,055
1939#75283#1091,826
1938#94457#1131,640
1937#1,07044#1281,287
1936#1,50724#1471,056
1935#1,66321#164864
1934#1,91317#179759
1933#1,26232#226514
1932#1,81719#262430
1931#1,37529#406192
1930#1,53526#503141
1929#1,82520#602101
1928#1,83721#81864
1927#2,16917#1,14539
1926#1,35734#1,40427
1925#1,27238#1,87018
1924#1,53330#1,62823
1923#2,09118#1,69621
1922#1,28537#1,54524
1921#1,82123#2,63211
1920#1,43931#1,64222
1919#1,98918#1,88217
1918#1,69023#2,69910
1917#1,77320#1,90016
1916#2,36813#2,54310
1915#1,67220#2,45810
1914#2,6388#1,77213
1913#2,03410#2,4966
1912#2,9795#1,8858
1911#2,4635#1,11710
1910
1909#2,2085
1908#2,1015#1,3735
1907
1906
1905
1904
1903#1,5926#1,1305
1902#1,7935
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First appearance
1903

The first year at least five boys were named Ronnie! It came in at #1,130, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1903–1910, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Ronnie is popular in 1938

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedNHWashington: #99 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 535 boysWAIdaho: #81 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 350 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #168 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,404 boysMNIllinois: #81 for boys · 128 births · 1 in 446 boysILWisconsin: #134 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,033 boysWIMichigan: #154 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,384 boysMINew York: #196 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,323 boysNYMassachusetts: #227 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,794 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedRIOregon: #126 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 703 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #108 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 487 boysSDIowa: #71 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 340 boysIAIndiana: #50 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 255 boysINOhio: #70 for boys · 129 births · 1 in 409 boysOHPennsylvania: #146 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,465 boysPANew Jersey: #159 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,820 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #80 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 389 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedUTColorado: #74 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 334 boysCONebraska: #78 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 357 boysNEMissouri: #61 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 299 boysMOKentucky: #69 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 341 boysKYWest Virginia: #78 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 369 boysWVVirginia: #118 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 630 boysVAMaryland: #157 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,558 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedDEArizona: #123 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 489 boysAZNew Mexico: #145 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 567 boysNMKansas: #60 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 270 boysKSArkansas: #131 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 728 boysARTennessee: #91 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 487 boysTNNorth Carolina: #144 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 812 boysNCSouth Carolina: #118 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 646 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #72 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 319 boysOKLouisiana: #153 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 792 boysLAMississippi: #226 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,650 boysMSAlabama: #200 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,375 boysALGeorgia: #122 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 722 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedHITexas: #134 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 650 boysTXFlorida: #117 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 601 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Indiana#50 · 1 in 255
  2. Kansas#60 · 1 in 270
  3. Missouri#61 · 1 in 299
  4. Kentucky#69 · 1 in 341
  5. Ohio#70 · 1 in 409

Best ever in a state: #18 in Oklahoma, 1946.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Indiana#501061 in 255
Kansas#60491 in 270
Missouri#61931 in 299
Kentucky#69821 in 341
Ohio#701291 in 409
Iowa#71591 in 340
Oklahoma#72661 in 319
Colorado#74281 in 334
Nebraska#78281 in 357
West Virginia#78521 in 369
California#801211 in 389
Idaho#81131 in 350
Illinois#811281 in 446
Tennessee#91551 in 487
Washington#99221 in 535
South Dakota#108101 in 487
Florida#117231 in 601
South Carolina#118301 in 646
Virginia#118371 in 630
Georgia#122411 in 722
Arizona#123101 in 489
Oregon#126101 in 703
Arkansas#131251 in 728
Texas#134911 in 650
Wisconsin#134241 in 1,033
North Carolina#144441 in 812
New Mexico#145101 in 567
Pennsylvania#146521 in 1,465
Louisiana#153271 in 792
Michigan#154321 in 1,384
Maryland#15781 in 1,558
New Jersey#159141 in 1,820
Minnesota#168161 in 1,404
New York#196381 in 2,323
Alabama#200201 in 1,375
Mississippi#226131 in 1,650
Massachusetts#22761 in 4,794
Alaska
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Maine
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode Island
Utah
Vermont
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 71 spots since 2024 (#993#1,064)
  • Same as 2020 (#1,064)
  • 293 spots since 2015 (#771#1,064)
  • Biggest jump: 327 spots in 1928 (#1,145#818)
  • Biggest drop: 159 spots in 2020 (#905#1,064)
Rise & fade · boys
43 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1903
  • Peaked 1946 at #54 (5,727 births)
  • Births halved by 1967, 21 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 22 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 22 yrs · run 1941–1962
  • Top 1,000: 94 yrs · run 1928–2019
Share of babies · boys
1 in 284
  • Highest: 1 in 284 boys born in 1946 were named Ronnie (0.35%)
  • Latest: 1 in 8,373 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 28.0% of all boys named Ronnie (51,302) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s10#1,130 (1903)#1,252
1910s100#1,117 (1911)#2,084
1920s350#602 (1929)#1,498
1930s8,709#109 (1939)#224
1940s42,456#54 (1946)#70
1950s51,302#66 (1958)#77
1960s34,720#87 (1960)#105
1970s18,271#133 (1970)#147
1980s11,564#173 (1980)#212
1990s7,048#262 (1990)#363
2000s4,214#482 (2000)#566
2010s2,937#672 (2010)#790
2020s1,245#987 (2021)#1,042

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Ronnie in 1938

girls
#944
57 births · 1 in 19,359 girls
boys
#113
1,640 births · 1 in 676 boys

Top girls' names in 1938

  1. #1Mary56,225
  2. #2Barbara39,277
  3. #3Patricia27,560
  4. #4Betty25,506
  5. #5Shirley23,766
  6. #6Carol19,421
  7. #7Nancy18,951
  8. #8Dorothy16,358
  9. #9Margaret15,330
  10. #10Joan14,303
  11. #944Ronnie57

Top boys' names in 1938

  1. #1Robert62,271
  2. #2James59,102
  3. #3John50,517
  4. #4William42,433
  5. #5Richard34,385
  6. #6Charles31,151
  7. #7Donald26,677
  8. #8David22,994
  9. #9Thomas21,381
  10. #10Ronald20,295
  11. #113Ronnie1,640
More about 1938

girls

1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 19,359 of them was named Ronnie, which outranked 81.1% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ronnie
  1. #931Michael58
  2. #931Nancie58
  3. #931Ronda58
  4. #944Ronnie57
  5. #944Audry57
  6. #944Edward57
  7. #944Katy57
  8. #949Abbie56
  9. #949Annamae56
  10. #949Arletta56

Tied with 4 names at #944; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
  1. 2,209Danielle#2,940#731
  2. 833Lorelei#1,451#618
  3. 623Helaine#1,493#870
  4. 399Janine#1,330#931
  5. 392Imelda#1,282#890
Fallers
  1. 1,261Noreta#964#2,225
  2. 513Norita#532#1,045
  3. 432Noretta#856#1,288
  4. 366Ferne#950#1,316
  5. 327Verdell#904#1,231

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 676 of them was named Ronnie, which outranked 97.2% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ronnie
  1. #110Vincent1,834
  2. #111Arnold1,819
  3. #112Charlie1,801
  4. #113Ronnie1,640
  5. #114Duane1,616
  6. #115Lester1,604
  7. #116Gilbert1,596
Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
  1. 1,314Dion#2,197#883
  2. 448Tex#1,212#764
  3. 425Lonny#1,233#808
  4. 401Gonzalo#1,180#779
  5. 383Lance#722#339
Fallers
  1. 741Worth#1,000#1,741
  2. 528Estel#869#1,397
  3. 492Milburn#845#1,337
  4. 412Lonzo#835#1,247
  5. 405Joy#932#1,337

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1938