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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #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 1974

  • 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: #325 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,266 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #286 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,778 boysMNIllinois: #177 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 1,168 boysILWisconsin: #228 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,563 boysWIMichigan: #174 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,309 boysMINew York: #314 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,931 boysNYMassachusetts: #223 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,626 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedRIOregon: #280 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,495 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #131 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 964 boysINOhio: #129 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 938 boysOHPennsylvania: #267 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,188 boysPANew Jersey: #257 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,254 boysNJConnecticut: #268 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,763 boysCTCalifornia: #209 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 1,307 boysCAUtah: #204 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,519 boysUTColorado: #190 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,213 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #92 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 527 boysMOKentucky: #55 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 242 boysKYWest Virginia: #92 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 534 boysWVVirginia: #88 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 497 boysVAMaryland: #140 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 801 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedDEArizona: #165 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 857 boysAZNew Mexico: #99 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 413 boysNMKansas: #136 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 828 boysKSArkansas: #75 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 353 boysARTennessee: #71 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 332 boysTNNorth Carolina: #67 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 332 boysNCSouth Carolina: #77 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 365 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #225 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,320 boysDCOklahoma: #84 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 372 boysOKLouisiana: #118 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 536 boysLAMississippi: #91 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 406 boysMSAlabama: #78 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 377 boysALGeorgia: #79 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 377 boysGAHawaii: #245 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,189 boysHITexas: #119 for boys · 193 births · 1 in 548 boysTXFlorida: #144 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 767 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#55 · 1 in 242
  2. North Carolina#67 · 1 in 332
  3. Tennessee#71 · 1 in 332
  4. Arkansas#75 · 1 in 353
  5. South Carolina#77 · 1 in 365

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#551071 in 242
North Carolina#671171 in 332
Tennessee#71941 in 332
Arkansas#75441 in 353
South Carolina#77571 in 365
Alabama#78701 in 377
Georgia#791011 in 377
Oklahoma#84501 in 372
Virginia#88631 in 497
Mississippi#91461 in 406
Missouri#92641 in 527
West Virginia#92241 in 534
New Mexico#99221 in 413
Louisiana#118551 in 536
Texas#1191931 in 548
Ohio#129831 in 938
Indiana#131411 in 964
Kansas#136171 in 828
Maryland#140261 in 801
Florida#144661 in 767
Arizona#165211 in 857
Michigan#174491 in 1,309
Illinois#177671 in 1,168
Colorado#190151 in 1,213
Utah#20491 in 1,519
California#2091151 in 1,307
Massachusetts#223131 in 2,626
District of Columbia#22561 in 1,320
Wisconsin#228121 in 2,563
Hawaii#24551 in 1,189
New Jersey#257191 in 2,254
Pennsylvania#267231 in 3,188
Connecticut#26861 in 2,763
Oregon#28061 in 2,495
Minnesota#28671 in 3,778
New York#314391 in 2,931
Washington#32571 in 3,266
Alaska
Delaware
Idaho
Iowa
Maine
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
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 1974

girls
#1,499
65 births · 1 in 22,577 girls
boys
#141
1,789 births · 1 in 879 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #1,499Ronnie65

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #141Ronnie1,789
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 22,577 of them was named Ronnie, which outranked 85.4% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ronnie
  1. #1,486Melaine66
  2. #1,486Patrina66
  3. #1,486Shanika66
  4. #1,499Ronnie65
  5. #1,499Annalisa65
  6. #1,499Ayesha65
  7. #1,499Deeann65
  8. #1,520Amee64
  9. #1,520Chad64
  10. #1,520Dani64

Tied with 20 names at #1,499; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. 6,440Nakia#6,666#226
  2. 5,329Nikia#6,080#751
  3. 1,994Luciana#2,914#920
  4. 1,556Cortney#2,349#793
  5. 1,213Nia#1,885#672
Fallers
  1. 1,251Contina#962#2,213
  2. 396Pam#990#1,386
  3. 376Tracee#536#912
  4. 364Cher#760#1,124
  5. 314Richard#904#1,218

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

boys

1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 879 of them was named Ronnie, which outranked 97.7% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ronnie
  1. #138Adrian1,817
  2. #139Tyrone1,816
  3. #140Ricardo1,812
  4. #141Ronnie1,789
  5. #142Manuel1,766
  6. #143Kelly1,758
  7. #144Casey1,728
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. 3,544Rashad#4,505#961
  2. 844Telly#1,312#468
  3. 398Jabari#1,312#914
  4. 356Ahmad#1,123#767
  5. 356Toma#1,238#882
Fallers
  1. 383Parrish#987#1,370
  2. 378Fredric#957#1,335
  3. 346Jory#753#1,099
  4. 301Vidal#834#1,135
  5. 277Pat#847#1,124

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

See the top 100 for 1974