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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201987peak #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 1987

  • 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: #452 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,286 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: #259 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,993 boysILWisconsin: #380 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,400 boysWIMichigan: #232 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,085 boysMINew York: #290 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 2,284 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedORNevada: #175 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,131 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: #198 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,847 boysINOhio: #249 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 2,724 boysOHPennsylvania: #451 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 7,054 boysPANew Jersey: #260 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,269 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #267 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 1,957 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedUTColorado: #221 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,755 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #191 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,625 boysMOKentucky: #127 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 824 boysKYWest Virginia: #128 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 881 boysWVVirginia: #145 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 939 boysVAMaryland: #200 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,532 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedDEArizona: #251 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,774 boysAZNew Mexico: #236 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,265 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #121 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 623 boysARTennessee: #140 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 871 boysTNNorth Carolina: #115 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 704 boysNCSouth Carolina: #129 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 715 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #264 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,603 boysDCOklahoma: #153 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 945 boysOKLouisiana: #167 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 825 boysLAMississippi: #159 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 861 boysMSAlabama: #178 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,055 boysALGeorgia: #159 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 930 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ronnie, so not publishedHITexas: #231 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 1,292 boysTXFlorida: #175 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 1,089 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Carolina#115 · 1 in 704
  2. Arkansas#121 · 1 in 623
  3. Kentucky#127 · 1 in 824
  4. West Virginia#128 · 1 in 881
  5. South Carolina#129 · 1 in 715

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Carolina#115591 in 704
Arkansas#121241 in 623
Kentucky#127291 in 824
West Virginia#128121 in 881
South Carolina#129301 in 715
Tennessee#140371 in 871
Virginia#145421 in 939
Oklahoma#153221 in 945
Georgia#159491 in 930
Mississippi#159191 in 861
Louisiana#167391 in 825
Florida#175731 in 1,089
Nevada#17561 in 1,131
Alabama#178241 in 1,055
Missouri#191221 in 1,625
Indiana#198201 in 1,847
Maryland#200191 in 1,532
Colorado#221141 in 1,755
Texas#2311111 in 1,292
Michigan#232311 in 2,085
New Mexico#23691 in 1,265
Ohio#249281 in 2,724
Arizona#251161 in 1,774
Illinois#259411 in 1,993
New Jersey#260221 in 2,269
District of Columbia#26451 in 1,603
California#2671221 in 1,957
New York#290551 in 2,284
Wisconsin#38061 in 5,400
Pennsylvania#451111 in 7,054
Washington#45261 in 5,286
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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 1987

girls
#2,360
44 births · 1 in 39,514 girls
boys
#227
1,039 births · 1 in 1,797 boys

Top girls' names in 1987

  1. #1Jessica55,992
  2. #2Ashley54,856
  3. #3Amanda41,786
  4. #4Jennifer32,710
  5. #5Sarah27,894
  6. #6Stephanie22,402
  7. #7Brittany22,231
  8. #8Nicole20,286
  9. #9Heather18,982
  10. #10Elizabeth18,608
  11. #2,360Ronnie44

Top boys' names in 1987

  1. #1Michael63,664
  2. #2Christopher54,493
  3. #3Matthew46,511
  4. #4Joshua40,002
  5. #5David36,795
  6. #6Andrew36,206
  7. #7Daniel35,876
  8. #8James32,659
  9. #9Justin31,491
  10. #10Robert30,237
  11. #227Ronnie1,039
More about 1987

girls

1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 39,514 of them was named Ronnie, which outranked 82.2% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ronnie
  1. #2,332Shemeka45
  2. #2,332Sheneka45
  3. #2,332Zaneta45
  4. #2,360Ronnie44
  5. #2,360Addison44
  6. #2,360Adelina44
  7. #2,360Ally44
  8. #2,398Allissa43
  9. #2,398Aviva43
  10. #2,398Callan43

Tied with 37 names at #2,360; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,808Janay#2,195 → #387
  2. ↑ 1,048Channing#1,638 → #590
  3. ↑ 786Ayla#1,380 → #594
  4. ↑ 714Yessenia#1,439 → #725
  5. ↑ 648Denisse#1,602 → #954
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,153Halley#580 → #1,733
  2. ↓ 674Cherrelle#879 → #1,553
  3. ↓ 637Sharday#933 → #1,570
  4. ↓ 613Sharde#873 → #1,486
  5. ↓ 539Shardae#832 → #1,371

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

boys

1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 1,797 of them was named Ronnie, which outranked 97.2% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ronnie
  1. #224Micah1,064
  2. #225Armando1,051
  3. #226Terrence1,044
  4. #227Ronnie1,039
  5. #228Brad1,026
  6. #229Kurt1,023
  7. #230Nicolas1,020
Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 994Trevin#1,962 → #968
  2. ↑ 819Conner#1,617 → #798
  3. ↑ 593Mychal#1,363 → #770
  4. ↑ 503Jaren#1,457 → #954
  5. ↑ 457Corbin#1,049 → #592
Fallers
  1. ↓ 623Durell#816 → #1,439
  2. ↓ 336Jayce#694 → #1,030
  3. ↓ 267Rasheed#921 → #1,188
  4. ↓ 263Deshaun#971 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 260Britt#880 → #1,140

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

See the top 100 for 1987 →