Ron vs Ronnie

Side-by-side comparison of Ron and Ronnie - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Ron

Boy name · Rank #3623

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Name B

Ronnie

Boy name · Rank #994

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Metric Ron Ronnie
Current Rank #3623 #994
Total Births (all years) 36,362 182,926
Peak Year 1960 1947
Peak Year Births 1,888 6,110
Peak Decade 1960s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1919 1903

Births by Decade

Decade Ron Ronnie
1900s - 10
1910s 6 100
1920s 36 350
1930s 810 8,709
1940s 5,568 42,456
1950s 7,785 51,302
1960s 13,109 34,720
1970s 4,263 18,271
1980s 2,001 11,564
1990s 1,319 7,048
2000s 779 4,214
2010s 494 2,937
2020s 192 1,245

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ron Ronnie
2014 62 314
2015 39 308
2016 48 259
2017 47 241
2018 53 249
2019 32 243
2020 32 188
2021 35 222
2022 33 211
2023 37 194
2024 31 226
2025 24 204

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1919–2025.

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