Ronnell

Last seen for girls in 1986 at #10,912 · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to boys 92.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1971 · 62 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
2,361
since 1940

Ronnell over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #4,300, 1967peak #1,034, 1971girlsboys
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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—#10,6956
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2023—#8,9218
2022—#6,82812
2021—#7,58710
2020—#5,98014
2019—#5,55516
2018—#6,70312
2017—#4,74620
2016—#3,68129
2015—#6,67612
2014—#5,99714
2013—#5,65915
2012—#5,03518
2011—#3,69528
2010—#4,36622
2009—#3,47631
2008—#4,26723
2007—#3,44431
2006—#3,60228
2005—#3,81524
2004—#3,15831
2003—#3,04431
2002—#3,02230
2001—#2,61836
2000—#3,15027
1999—#2,06346
1998—#2,27439
1997—#2,68029
1996—#2,67928
1995—#1,98842
1994—#1,89444
1993—#1,46064
1992—#1,62154
1991—#1,61552
1990—#1,42062
1989—#1,39861
1988—#1,29663
1987—#1,43950
1986#10,9125#1,34553
1985—#1,76434
1984—#1,36548
1983#7,3128#1,42944
1982#10,5175#1,38247
1981#8,1287#1,20757
1980—#1,34149
1979#8,0617#1,42143
1978#6,9488#1,25851
1977#4,94213#1,36744
1976—#1,22550
1975#5,16111#1,12756
1974#8,7755#1,11554
1973#7,4356#1,32939
1972#8,2925#1,28542
1971#4,31113#1,03462
1970#4,49212#1,10355
1969#5,4568#1,64225
1968#4,7799#1,65023
1967#4,30010#1,71121
1966—#2,13214
1965#6,5395#2,17814
1964#6,7675#1,54526
1963#4,5399#1,69522
1962#4,5339#1,85219
1961—#2,32213
1960#5,6966#2,21014
1959#5,5666#1,75921
1958—#2,50611
1957#5,3776#2,09315
1956—#2,36112
1955—#2,30212
1954—#1,62822
1953—#2,53110
1952#5,5635#2,6809
1951—#3,0667
1950—#2,7708
1949—#2,6069
1948—#2,6089
1947—#2,25112
1946—#2,6908
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1943—#3,5385
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First appearance
1940

The first year at least five boys were named Ronnell! It came in at #3,459, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1940–1945, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Ronnell is popular in 1975

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedMNIllinois: #849 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 15,650 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,260 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 30,415 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedNEMissouri: #412 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,481 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnell, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Missouri#412 · 1 in 5,481
  2. Illinois#849 · 1 in 15,650
  3. California#1,260 · 1 in 30,415

Best ever in a state: #282 in District of Columbia, 1994.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Missouri#41261 in 5,481
Illinois#84951 in 15,650
California#1,26051 in 30,415
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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 Ronnell
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 4,715 spots since 2020 (#5,980 → #10,695)
  • 4,019 spots since 2015 (#6,676 → #10,695)
Rise & fade · boys
31 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1940
  • Peaked 1971 at #1,034 (62 births)
  • Births halved by 1996, 25 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 27,881
  • Highest: 1 in 27,881 boys born in 1975 were named Ronnell (0.00%)
  • Latest: 1 in 284,679 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #1,034 in 1971, was only 1 in 28,523 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1980s
  • 21.4% of all boys named Ronnell (506) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s53#2,251 (1947)#2,940
1950s127#1,628 (1954)#2,370
1960s191#1,545 (1964)#1,894
1970s496#1,034 (1971)#1,226
1980s506#1,207 (1981)#1,397
1990s460#1,420 (1990)#1,969
2000s292#2,618 (2001)#3,360
2010s186#3,681 (2016)#5,211
2020s50#5,980 (2020)#8,002

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.

Ronnell in 1975

girls
#5,161
11 births · 1 in 132,533 girls
boys
#1,127
56 births · 1 in 27,881 boys

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #5,161Ronnell11

Top boys' names in 1975

  1. #1Michael68,418
  2. #2Jason52,159
  3. #3Christopher46,575
  4. #4James39,569
  5. #5David39,156
  6. #6Robert35,306
  7. #7John35,079
  8. #8Brian30,578
  9. #9Matthew28,527
  10. #10William25,561
  11. #1,127Ronnell56
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 132,533 of them was named Ronnell, which outranked 51.4% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ronnell
  1. #4,854Yana12
  2. #4,854Yvett12
  3. #4,854Zendra12
  4. #5,161Ronnell11
  5. #5,161Adel11
  6. #5,161Adonna11
  7. #5,161Adriann11
  8. #5,516Abbigail10
  9. #5,516Abeer10
  10. #5,516Adenike10

Tied with 354 names at #5,161; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,732Pepper#2,683 → #951
  2. ↑ 1,666Mandie#2,396 → #730
  3. ↑ 1,140Tiana#1,772 → #632
  4. ↑ 779Lacy#1,486 → #707
  5. ↑ 719Lacey#1,284 → #565
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Nia#672 → #1,119
  2. ↓ 429Alethea#716 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 404Cicely#608 → #1,012
  4. ↓ 307Elaina#994 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 303Cristin#938 → #1,241

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

boys

1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 27,881 of them was named Ronnell, which outranked 82.2% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ronnell
  1. #1,114Theo57
  2. #1,114Toney57
  3. #1,114Uriah57
  4. #1,127Ronnell56
  5. #1,127Antwain56
  6. #1,127Caesar56
  7. #1,127Gabe56
  8. #1,138Christofer55
  9. #1,138Demetrice55
  10. #1,138Juston55

Tied with 10 names at #1,127; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 722Benjiman#1,692 → #970
  2. ↑ 702Marques#1,520 → #818
  3. ↑ 645Glendon#1,409 → #764
  4. ↑ 502Benji#1,124 → #622
  5. ↑ 471Regan#1,409 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 905Toma#882 → #1,787
  2. ↓ 830Vashon#923 → #1,753
  3. ↓ 352Bruno#993 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 327Hollis#953 → #1,280
  5. ↓ 303Domenico#977 → #1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1975 →