Ronny

Last seen for girls in 2023 at #13,462 · #3,379 for boys in 2025, 34 births
Given to boys 96.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1943 · 358 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
14,567
since 1927

Ronny over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Ronny has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201944peak #322, 1943boys
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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—#3,37934
2024—#2,52753
2023#13,4626#2,41656
2022—#2,83045
2021—#2,91842
2020—#2,58649
2019—#2,49153
2018—#3,70829
2017—#2,59748
2016—#2,27858
2015—#2,56548
2014—#1,88477
2013#16,5475#2,22558
2012—#1,545103
2011—#1,99968
2010—#1,88176
2009—#1,94273
2008—#1,62096
2007#17,6365#1,78182
2006#15,1526#1,58392
2005—#1,60385
2004—#1,50289
2003#12,4087#1,78167
2002#12,1877#1,77265
2001#13,5216#1,48182
2000#10,7458#1,44885
1999#14,4115#1,60467
1998#14,1225#1,52771
1997#7,74211#1,43875
1996—#1,155102
1995—#1,39372
1994#8,8049#1,35374
1993#10,5887#1,20587
1992#13,3175#1,064106
1991#8,5889#1,13094
1990#6,46513#970116
1989#9,6817#1,07495
1988#10,3866#955102
1987#9,8256#908107
1986—#98388
1985#9,3076#901101
1984#7,3988#90095
1983#7,3128#872101
1982#7,4698#861107
1981#6,8049#92095
1980#8,1787#871104
1979#5,42712#855103
1978#6,9488#760123
1977#4,42515#723139
1976#9,2845#803107
1975#5,16111#730129
1974#6,2588#735122
1973#7,4356#678138
1972#6,5587#632156
1971#4,81011#658156
1970#3,43518#641161
1969#3,61915#598172
1968#4,7799#531207
1967#4,6259#530196
1966#4,4939#498231
1965#5,2897#491244
1964—#463295
1963#6,5925#501258
1962#4,8658#443322
1961#5,3097#444328
1960#4,4379#444329
1959—#413370
1958#5,4086#393395
1957#5,3776#409358
1956#5,9525#398360
1955—#402328
1954#4,6557#403315
1953#3,68710#392321
1952—#426267
1951#5,4145#441233
1950#4,7386#396291
1949—#366341
1948#3,35010#344382
1947#4,0078#332430
1946#4,4176#346350
1945#3,3888#366265
1944#2,76211#359277
1943#2,86111#322358
1942#3,4448#386247
1941#3,2528#417195
1940—#477147
1939—#458157
1938—#492139
1937#4,2555#481139
1936—#61191
1935—#62788
1934—#77164
1933—#75266
1932—#90251
1931—#1,77017
1930—#2,17813
1929—#2,7669
1928—#2,65910
1927—#4,2105
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First appearance
1927

The first year at least five boys were named Ronny! It came in at #4,210, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1927, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Ronny is popular in 1944

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedMNIllinois: #438 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 11,095 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedMINew York: #578 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 22,040 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedSDIowa: #264 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,601 boysIAIndiana: #304 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,739 boysINOhio: #379 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 8,930 boysOHPennsylvania: #494 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 16,734 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #344 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,972 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedNEMissouri: #341 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,410 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedWVVirginia: #339 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,208 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedKSArkansas: #219 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,671 boysARTennessee: #240 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,278 boysTNNorth Carolina: #373 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,246 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #184 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,268 boysOKLouisiana: #377 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,855 boysLAMississippi: #393 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,749 boysMSAlabama: #303 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,253 boysALGeorgia: #263 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,604 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ronny, so not publishedHITexas: #184 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 998 boysTXFlorida: #370 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,698 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#184 · 1 in 998
  2. Oklahoma#184 · 1 in 1,268
  3. Arkansas#219 · 1 in 1,671
  4. Tennessee#240 · 1 in 2,278
  5. Georgia#263 · 1 in 2,604

Best ever in a state: #131 in Arkansas, 1946.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#184171 in 1,268
Texas#184791 in 998
Arkansas#219121 in 1,671
Tennessee#240141 in 2,278
Georgia#263141 in 2,604
Iowa#26461 in 3,601
Alabama#303101 in 3,253
Indiana#30471 in 4,739
Virginia#33971 in 4,208
Missouri#34161 in 5,410
California#344171 in 4,972
Florida#37051 in 4,698
North Carolina#37381 in 5,246
Louisiana#37771 in 3,855
Ohio#37971 in 8,930
Mississippi#39351 in 4,749
Illinois#43861 in 11,095
Pennsylvania#49451 in 16,734
New York#57851 in 22,040
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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 Ronny
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 852 spots since 2024 (#2,527 → #3,379)
  • 793 spots since 2020 (#2,586 → #3,379)
  • 814 spots since 2015 (#2,565 → #3,379)
  • Biggest jump: 868 spots in 1932 (#1,770 → #902)
  • Biggest drop: 160 spots in 1991 (#970 → #1,130)
Rise & fade · boys
16 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1927
  • Peaked 1943 at #322 (358 births)
  • Births halved by 1969, 26 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 58 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 58 yrs · run 1932–1988
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,987
  • Highest: 1 in 3,987 boys born in 1943 were named Ronny (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 50,238 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 22.2% of all boys named Ronny (3,238) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s24#2,659 (1928)#3,212
1930s825#458 (1939)#904
1940s2,992#322 (1943)#372
1950s3,238#392 (1953)#407
1960s2,582#443 (1962)#494
1970s1,334#632 (1972)#722
1980s995#861 (1982)#925
1990s864#970 (1990)#1,284
2000s816#1,448 (2000)#1,651
2010s618#1,545 (2012)#2,317
2020s279#2,416 (2023)#2,776

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.

Ronny in 1944

girls
#2,762
11 births · 1 in 120,657 girls
boys
#359
277 births · 1 in 4,920 boys

Top girls' names in 1944

  1. #1Mary62,476
  2. #2Barbara39,196
  3. #3Linda38,415
  4. #4Patricia36,874
  5. #5Carol30,456
  6. #6Sandra26,024
  7. #7Nancy23,218
  8. #8Sharon22,433
  9. #9Judith22,431
  10. #10Betty19,761
  11. #2,762Ronny11

Top boys' names in 1944

  1. #1James76,951
  2. #2Robert70,855
  3. #3John66,616
  4. #4William52,375
  5. #5Richard45,643
  6. #6David37,382
  7. #7Charles34,662
  8. #8Thomas31,604
  9. #9Michael26,717
  10. #10Ronald25,513
  11. #359Ronny277
More about 1944

girls

1,327,223 girls got a published name in 1944; 1 in 120,657 of them was named Ronny, which outranked 47.3% of the 5,243 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ronny
  1. #2,625Warren12
  2. #2,625Wenona12
  3. #2,625Yolande12
  4. #2,762Ronny11
  5. #2,762Adline11
  6. #2,762Agustina11
  7. #2,762Aleda11
  8. #2,946Afton10
  9. #2,946Agness10
  10. #2,946Albertina10

Tied with 183 names at #2,762; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,229Dorinda#1,834 → #605
  2. ↑ 611Deirdre#1,556 → #945
  3. ↑ 504Alana#1,251 → #747
  4. ↑ 460Elyse#1,327 → #867
  5. ↑ 407Joella#1,395 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 613Michal#996 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 493Aloma#762 → #1,255
  3. ↓ 448Louvenia#916 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 347Norine#889 → #1,236
  5. ↓ 341Lyla#864 → #1,205

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

boys

1,362,875 boys got a published name in 1944; 1 in 4,920 of them was named Ronny, which outranked 90.8% of the 3,909 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ronny
  1. #356Spencer282
  2. #357Harlan281
  3. #358Geoffrey279
  4. #359Ronny277
  5. #359Ernie277
  6. #359Lorenzo277
  7. #359Marcus277
  8. #363Kelly275
  9. #364Alfonso274
  10. #365Bobbie272

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 647Rickie#1,461 → #814
  2. ↑ 586Rusty#1,577 → #991
  3. ↑ 585Humberto#1,280 → #695
  4. ↑ 408Llewellyn#1,343 → #935
  5. ↑ 402Hilario#1,308 → #906
Fallers
  1. ↓ 359Elwyn#923 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 356Albin#856 → #1,212
  3. ↓ 348Prentiss#980 → #1,328
  4. ↓ 286Barrie#969 → #1,255
  5. ↓ 269Duke#986 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1944 →