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
- Peak · boys
- 1946 · 5,727 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 22 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 182,926since 1903
Ronnie over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,777 | 113 | #1,064 | 204 |
| 2024 | #2,282 | 81 | #993 | 226 |
| 2023 | #2,124 | 90 | #1,098 | 194 |
| 2022 | #2,364 | 78 | #1,044 | 211 |
| 2021 | #2,416 | 74 | #987 | 222 |
| 2020 | #2,317 | 76 | #1,064 | 188 |
| 2019 | #2,784 | 60 | #905 | 243 |
| 2018 | #3,107 | 52 | #876 | 249 |
| 2017 | #3,627 | 42 | #893 | 241 |
| 2016 | #3,707 | 41 | #867 | 259 |
| 2015 | #4,295 | 33 | #771 | 308 |
| 2014 | #3,369 | 47 | #753 | 314 |
| 2013 | #4,543 | 31 | #740 | 315 |
| 2012 | #4,296 | 34 | #714 | 331 |
| 2011 | #4,151 | 35 | #713 | 321 |
| 2010 | #7,217 | 17 | #672 | 356 |
| 2009 | #6,544 | 20 | #666 | 368 |
| 2008 | #5,142 | 28 | #617 | 402 |
| 2007 | #5,526 | 25 | #634 | 383 |
| 2006 | #5,383 | 25 | #565 | 443 |
| 2005 | #5,999 | 20 | #568 | 412 |
| 2004 | #4,387 | 31 | #539 | 438 |
| 2003 | #3,946 | 34 | #544 | 419 |
| 2002 | #3,810 | 34 | #550 | 401 |
| 2001 | #2,663 | 56 | #498 | 460 |
| 2000 | #3,808 | 33 | #482 | 488 |
| 1999 | #2,703 | 51 | #467 | 486 |
| 1998 | #2,889 | 45 | #437 | 524 |
| 1997 | #2,934 | 41 | #420 | 549 |
| 1996 | #2,125 | 64 | #392 | 601 |
| 1995 | #1,900 | 73 | #360 | 668 |
| 1994 | #2,232 | 59 | #361 | 667 |
| 1993 | #2,217 | 59 | #334 | 758 |
| 1992 | #2,351 | 55 | #309 | 861 |
| 1991 | #2,790 | 42 | #286 | 909 |
| 1990 | #2,640 | 44 | #262 | 1,025 |
| 1989 | #2,278 | 52 | #260 | 973 |
| 1988 | #2,369 | 46 | #238 | 1,014 |
| 1987 | #2,360 | 44 | #227 | 1,039 |
| 1986 | #2,195 | 47 | #222 | 1,062 |
| 1985 | #1,906 | 58 | #214 | 1,128 |
| 1984 | #1,684 | 65 | #209 | 1,104 |
| 1983 | #1,927 | 53 | #199 | 1,191 |
| 1982 | #1,991 | 52 | #196 | 1,272 |
| 1981 | #1,958 | 54 | #181 | 1,370 |
| 1980 | #1,904 | 56 | #173 | 1,411 |
| 1979 | #1,645 | 68 | #163 | 1,520 |
| 1978 | #1,454 | 79 | #163 | 1,475 |
| 1977 | #1,576 | 68 | #156 | 1,546 |
| 1976 | #1,406 | 75 | #155 | 1,596 |
| 1975 | #1,278 | 87 | #151 | 1,631 |
| 1974 | #1,499 | 65 | #141 | 1,789 |
| 1973 | #1,312 | 77 | #136 | 1,895 |
| 1972 | #1,155 | 94 | #133 | 2,003 |
| 1971 | #1,305 | 83 | #135 | 2,300 |
| 1970 | #1,270 | 86 | #133 | 2,516 |
| 1969 | #1,290 | 76 | #127 | 2,413 |
| 1968 | #1,017 | 104 | #115 | 2,602 |
| 1967 | #978 | 109 | #114 | 2,707 |
| 1966 | #1,189 | 81 | #108 | 2,907 |
| 1965 | #1,200 | 80 | #107 | 3,146 |
| 1964 | #1,182 | 87 | #104 | 3,517 |
| 1963 | #1,104 | 97 | #101 | 3,819 |
| 1962 | #1,074 | 101 | #100 | 4,113 |
| 1961 | #1,060 | 107 | #91 | 4,624 |
| 1960 | #1,117 | 94 | #87 | 4,872 |
| 1959 | #944 | 123 | #76 | 5,474 |
| 1958 | #941 | 120 | #66 | 5,860 |
| 1957 | #881 | 134 | #73 | 5,778 |
| 1956 | #850 | 136 | #75 | 5,491 |
| 1955 | #763 | 156 | #80 | 4,969 |
| 1954 | #768 | 148 | #78 | 4,978 |
| 1953 | #674 | 178 | #79 | 4,970 |
| 1952 | #652 | 187 | #82 | 4,636 |
| 1951 | #630 | 189 | #82 | 4,530 |
| 1950 | #588 | 205 | #76 | 4,616 |
| 1949 | #559 | 221 | #64 | 5,235 |
| 1948 | #524 | 248 | #59 | 5,902 |
| 1947 | #499 | 272 | #61 | 6,110 |
| 1946 | #490 | 252 | #54 | 5,727 |
| 1945 | #513 | 204 | #67 | 3,651 |
| 1944 | #571 | 164 | #69 | 3,739 |
| 1943 | #565 | 179 | #71 | 3,826 |
| 1942 | #585 | 159 | #78 | 3,363 |
| 1941 | #741 | 92 | #79 | 2,848 |
| 1940 | #827 | 74 | #101 | 2,055 |
| 1939 | #752 | 83 | #109 | 1,826 |
| 1938 | #944 | 57 | #113 | 1,640 |
| 1937 | #1,070 | 44 | #128 | 1,287 |
| 1936 | #1,507 | 24 | #147 | 1,056 |
| 1935 | #1,663 | 21 | #164 | 864 |
| 1934 | #1,913 | 17 | #179 | 759 |
| 1933 | #1,262 | 32 | #226 | 514 |
| 1932 | #1,817 | 19 | #262 | 430 |
| 1931 | #1,375 | 29 | #406 | 192 |
| 1930 | #1,535 | 26 | #503 | 141 |
| 1929 | #1,825 | 20 | #602 | 101 |
| 1928 | #1,837 | 21 | #818 | 64 |
| 1927 | #2,169 | 17 | #1,145 | 39 |
| 1926 | #1,357 | 34 | #1,404 | 27 |
| 1925 | #1,272 | 38 | #1,870 | 18 |
| 1924 | #1,533 | 30 | #1,628 | 23 |
| 1923 | #2,091 | 18 | #1,696 | 21 |
| 1922 | #1,285 | 37 | #1,545 | 24 |
| 1921 | #1,821 | 23 | #2,632 | 11 |
| 1920 | #1,439 | 31 | #1,642 | 22 |
| 1919 | #1,989 | 18 | #1,882 | 17 |
| 1918 | #1,690 | 23 | #2,699 | 10 |
| 1917 | #1,773 | 20 | #1,900 | 16 |
| 1916 | #2,368 | 13 | #2,543 | 10 |
| 1915 | #1,672 | 20 | #2,458 | 10 |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | #1,772 | 13 |
| 1913 | #2,034 | 10 | #2,496 | 6 |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | #1,885 | 8 |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | #1,117 | 10 |
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| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | — | |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | #1,373 | 5 |
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| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | #1,130 | 5 |
| 1902 | #1,793 | 5 | — | |
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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 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arkansas#70 · 1 in 319
- Tennessee#75 · 1 in 373
- North Carolina#76 · 1 in 383
- South Carolina#89 · 1 in 468
- Kentucky#93 · 1 in 469
Best ever in a state: #18 in Oklahoma, 1946.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #70 | 50 | 1 in 319 |
| Tennessee | #75 | 88 | 1 in 373 |
| North Carolina | #76 | 98 | 1 in 383 |
| South Carolina | #89 | 45 | 1 in 468 |
| Kentucky | #93 | 60 | 1 in 469 |
| Georgia | #97 | 80 | 1 in 491 |
| Oklahoma | #99 | 41 | 1 in 521 |
| West Virginia | #103 | 22 | 1 in 632 |
| Mississippi | #107 | 39 | 1 in 485 |
| Virginia | #113 | 49 | 1 in 679 |
| Indiana | #133 | 40 | 1 in 1,027 |
| Ohio | #137 | 76 | 1 in 1,058 |
| Louisiana | #139 | 52 | 1 in 671 |
| Missouri | #139 | 39 | 1 in 942 |
| Florida | #149 | 68 | 1 in 805 |
| Texas | #150 | 164 | 1 in 752 |
| Alabama | #151 | 35 | 1 in 771 |
| South Dakota | #164 | 5 | 1 in 1,063 |
| District of Columbia | #172 | 9 | 1 in 877 |
| Maryland | #172 | 21 | 1 in 1,079 |
| Nebraska | #209 | 6 | 1 in 1,993 |
| California | #212 | 135 | 1 in 1,331 |
| New Mexico | #218 | 9 | 1 in 1,139 |
| Idaho | #221 | 5 | 1 in 1,684 |
| Michigan | #224 | 32 | 1 in 2,095 |
| Hawaii | #227 | 6 | 1 in 1,074 |
| Kansas | #233 | 9 | 1 in 1,870 |
| New York | #234 | 66 | 1 in 1,682 |
| Illinois | #235 | 48 | 1 in 1,745 |
| Colorado | #236 | 11 | 1 in 1,979 |
| Arizona | #239 | 13 | 1 in 1,610 |
| New Jersey | #240 | 22 | 1 in 1,929 |
| Connecticut | #261 | 7 | 1 in 2,472 |
| Washington | #299 | 10 | 1 in 2,964 |
| Pennsylvania | #307 | 18 | 1 in 4,226 |
| Oregon | #319 | 6 | 1 in 3,227 |
| Wisconsin | #359 | 6 | 1 in 5,755 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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| 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.
See more about Ronnie
- 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)
- Debuted 1903
- Peaked 1946 at #54 (5,727 births)
- Births halved by 1967, 21 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 22 yrs · run 1941–1962
- Top 1,000: 94 yrs · run 1928–2019
- Highest: 1 in 284 boys born in 1946 were named Ronnie (0.35%)
- Latest: 1 in 8,373 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 28.0% of all boys named Ronnie (51,302) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 10 | #1,130 (1903) | #1,252 |
| 1910s | 100 | #1,117 (1911) | #2,084 |
| 1920s | 350 | #602 (1929) | #1,498 |
| 1930s | 8,709 | #109 (1939) | #224 |
| 1940s | 42,456 | #54 (1946) | #70 |
| 1950s | 51,302 | #66 (1958) | #77 |
| 1960s | 34,720 | #87 (1960) | #105 |
| 1970s | 18,271 | #133 (1970) | #147 |
| 1980s | 11,564 | #173 (1980) | #212 |
| 1990s | 7,048 | #262 (1990) | #363 |
| 2000s | 4,214 | #482 (2000) | #566 |
| 2010s | 2,937 | #672 (2010) | #790 |
| 2020s | 1,245 | #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 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 23,607 of them was named Ronnie, which outranked 86.3% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,623Shoshana69
- #1,623Velvet69
- #1,623Yahaira69
- #1,645Ronnie68
- #1,645Alethea68
- #1,645Aubree68
- #1,645Cassondra68
- #1,661Autum67
- #1,661Billy67
- #1,661Collette67
Tied with 15 names at #1,645; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 1,133 of them was named Ronnie, which outranked 97.7% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.