Ronnie

Where Ronnie comes from

Shortening of Ronald or Veronica + -ie.
— Wiktionary's entry for Ronnie
  • Vowel-ended
Ronnie through the years
  1. 1903
    First appearance
    #1,130 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1927
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 1944
    Ronnie Peterson born
    Swedish racing driver
  4. 1946
    Peak, #54
    5,727 babies named Ronnie, its best rank.
  5. 1964
    Ronnie Coleman born
    American IFBB professional bodybuilder
  6. 1967
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #114.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Ronald.
  • A diminutive of the female given name Veronica.
Namesakes
  • Ronnie Coleman · American IFBB professional bodybuilder, born 1964
  • Ronnie Peterson · Swedish racing driver, 1944–1978
  • Ronnie Spector · American singer, 1943–2022
  • Ronnie Whelan · Irish footballer and manager, born 1961
  • Ronnie Van Zant · American singer, 1948–1977

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.