Boys' name · since 1978
Ronak
937 babies named Ronak in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,346 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,966 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 937
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
937 babies have been named Ronak since 1978, making it today's #9966 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ronak recorded 937 times among boys since 1978, holding rank #9966 nationally today, ahead of 28% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #5,346 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,966 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 937 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ronak ranks #5,346 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,966 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 937 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,346 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,966 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 937
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ronak's 937 recorded births place it above 88.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New Jersey.
How Ronak compares
937 Top 33% higher than 67% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ronak's all-time total is 154% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ronak | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 937 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ronak's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ronak splits its recorded history at 2003: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ronak popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Ronak popularity over time - girls
24 total births recorded since 1982 (Ronak as girls' name)
Ronak by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (309 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Ronak's strongest decade.
309 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Ronak births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
165 births
- 1990s
1990s
254 births
- 2000s
2000s
309 births
- 2010s
2010s
149 births
- 2020s 55
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 309 births (33% of all-time use).
How Ronak compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ronak's total volume
Ronak by state
Where Ronak concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 92 | 9.8% |
| #2 | California | | 78 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 27 | 2.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 18 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.5% |
92 of 937 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Ronak's data
- Ronak's decade-level peak was the 2000s (309 total births); usage has since declined to 55 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Ronaks (92 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ronak: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ronak draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.