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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #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
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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 1985

  • 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: #429 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,252 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: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #300 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,654 boysILWisconsin: #286 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,793 boysWIMichigan: #259 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,714 boysMINew York: #248 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,921 boysNYMassachusetts: #327 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,900 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedRIOregon: #304 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,033 boysORNevada: #186 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,238 boysNVWyoming: 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: #166 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,396 boysINOhio: #255 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,855 boysOHPennsylvania: #367 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 5,505 boysPANew Jersey: #290 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,739 boysNJConnecticut: #232 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,216 boysCTCalifornia: #253 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 1,801 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedUTColorado: #321 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,146 boysCONebraska: #225 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,344 boysNEMissouri: #198 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,677 boysMOKentucky: #113 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 710 boysKYWest Virginia: #161 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,287 boysWVVirginia: #131 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 859 boysVAMaryland: #193 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,388 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedDEArizona: #237 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,653 boysAZNew Mexico: #187 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 968 boysNMKansas: #215 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,735 boysKSArkansas: #120 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 610 boysARTennessee: #109 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 632 boysTNNorth Carolina: #100 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 623 boysNCSouth Carolina: #129 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 737 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #187 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 965 boysDCOklahoma: #156 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 944 boysOKLouisiana: #151 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 763 boysLAMississippi: #161 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 868 boysMSAlabama: #128 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 691 boysALGeorgia: #122 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 675 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedHITexas: #204 for boys · 133 births · 1 in 1,107 boysTXFlorida: #200 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,333 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Carolina#100 · 1 in 623
  2. Tennessee#109 · 1 in 632
  3. Kentucky#113 · 1 in 710
  4. Arkansas#120 · 1 in 610
  5. Georgia#122 · 1 in 675

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Carolina#100651 in 623
Tennessee#109511 in 632
Kentucky#113351 in 710
Arkansas#120251 in 610
Georgia#122641 in 675
Alabama#128371 in 691
South Carolina#129291 in 737
Virginia#131441 in 859
Louisiana#151471 in 763
Oklahoma#156251 in 944
Mississippi#161201 in 868
West Virginia#16191 in 1,287
Indiana#166271 in 1,396
Nevada#18651 in 1,238
District of Columbia#18781 in 965
New Mexico#187121 in 968
Maryland#193201 in 1,388
Missouri#198221 in 1,677
Florida#200561 in 1,333
Texas#2041331 in 1,107
Kansas#215101 in 1,735
Nebraska#22551 in 2,344
Connecticut#23291 in 2,216
Arizona#237161 in 1,653
New York#248631 in 1,921
California#2531241 in 1,801
Ohio#255271 in 2,855
Michigan#259241 in 2,714
Wisconsin#28691 in 3,793
New Jersey#290171 in 2,739
Illinois#300311 in 2,654
Oregon#30461 in 3,033
Colorado#32181 in 3,146
Massachusetts#32781 in 4,900
Pennsylvania#367141 in 5,505
Washington#42961 in 5,252
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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
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 1985

girls
#1,906
58 births · 1 in 29,669 girls
boys
#214
1,128 births · 1 in 1,638 boys

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #1,906Ronnie58

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #214Ronnie1,128
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 29,669 of them was named Ronnie, which outranked 84.8% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ronnie
  1. #1,882Tatum59
  2. #1,882Teryn59
  3. #1,882Thomasina59
  4. #1,906Ronnie58
  5. #1,906Allegra58
  6. #1,906Anjuli58
  7. #1,906Brea58
  8. #1,928Astrid57
  9. #1,928Brienne57
  10. #1,928Bryana57

Tied with 21 names at #1,906; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

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

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 1,638 of them was named Ronnie, which outranked 97.2% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ronnie
  1. #211Brad1,143
  2. #212Marvin1,142
  3. #213Jessie1,131
  4. #214Ronnie1,128
  5. #215Darryl1,126
  6. #216Spencer1,114
  7. #217Noah1,109
Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,425Jaymes#3,270 → #845
  2. ↑ 977Trace#1,933 → #956
  3. ↑ 933Durrell#1,656 → #723
  4. ↑ 793Durell#1,399 → #606
  5. ↑ 562Brandyn#1,444 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 420Anwar#951 → #1,371
  2. ↓ 345Zebulon#976 → #1,321
  3. ↓ 303Tavares#925 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 250Alonso#931 → #1,181
  5. ↓ 228Abdul#1,000 → #1,228

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

See the top 100 for 1985 →