Girls' name · since 1939
Ronalee
Since 1939, U.S. Social Security records show 215 babies named Ronalee, peaking in 1963. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,092 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 215
- born since 1939
- 1960s
- peak decade
215 girls have been named Ronalee since 1939, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ronalee has been recorded 215 times among girls since 1939, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 1986.
- #19,092 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 215 born since 1939
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ronalee ranks #19,092 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 215 born since 1939, peaking in the 1960s.
- #19,092 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 215
- born since 1939
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ronalee's 215 recorded births place it above 73.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ronalee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ronalee's full recorded timeline at 1960, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ronalee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1986
- Peak year (1963)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Ronalee by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (84 births, 39% of the file).
1960s was Ronalee's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Ronalee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
45 births
- 1950s
1950s
56 births
- 1960s
1960s
84 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 84 births (39% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ronalee's data
- Ronalee's decade-level peak was the 1960s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ronalee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
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, 1939–1986 (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 Ronalee 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.