Recorded 1948–1957 Unisex name Peak 1948 15 births

Rhonnie — boys' name

15 babies named Rhonnie in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s10
1950s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Rhonnie was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

5 babies were named Rhonnie in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rhonnie

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Rhonnie between 1948 and 1957, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rhonnie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 5 babies received it in a single year. Rhonnie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 2024.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rhonnie performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rhonnie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rhonnie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 15 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rhonnie at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

15

Since 1948

10 years of records

Peak year

1948

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1948

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1957

Rhonnie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1948

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1948)
5
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
5 195719541948 5

Rhonnie popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 2024 (Rhonnie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2024 6

Rhonnie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
10 births that decade — 67% of Rhonnie's all-time total
1940s51950s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rhonnie?
15 babies have been named Rhonnie since 1948. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1948 with 5 births.
When was Rhonnie most popular?
Rhonnie was most popular in the 1950s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
Is Rhonnie a unisex name?
Yes, Rhonnie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 15 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Rhonnie been used?
Rhonnie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 10 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Rhonnie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rhodes, Rhonda, Rhone, Rhonin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1948–1957 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.