Roney vs Ronald

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

Name A

Roney

Boy name

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Name B

Ronald

Boy name · Rank #575

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Metric Roney Ronald
Current Rank Unranked #575
Total Births (all years) 883 1,081,788
Peak Year 1950 1947
Peak Year Births 28 34,900
Peak Decade 1950ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1893 1883

Births by Decade

Decade Roney Ronald
1880ss — 63
1890ss 6 209
1900ss — 616
1910ss 23 5,301
1920ss 37 20,895
1930ss 59 140,332
1940ss 135 282,478
1950ss 191 271,146
1960ss 138 182,176
1970ss 80 81,732
1980ss 67 46,670
1990ss 53 26,682
2000ss 50 13,645
2010ss 37 7,353
2020ss 7 2,490

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Roney Ronald
2014 — 791
2015 — 704
2016 5 728
2017 5 659
2018 — 587
2019 5 540
2020 — 502
2021 — 504
2022 7 532
2023 — 457
2024 — 495

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, 1893–2022.

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