Recorded 1939–1986 Girls' name Peak 1963 215 births

Ronalee — girls' name

215 babies named Ronalee in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s451950s561960s841970s161980s8
1960s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Ronalee was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

17 babies were named Ronalee in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ronalee

The Social Security Administration has registered 215 babies named Ronalee between 1939 and 1986, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ronalee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ronalee performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ronalee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ronalee 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 215 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.

Ronalee at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

215

Since 1939

48 years of records

Peak year

1963

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1939

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1986

Ronalee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1939

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1963)
17
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
05101520 19861969196519611955195019431939 6

Ronalee by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
84 births that decade — 39% of Ronalee's all-time total
1930s61940s451950s561960s841970s161980s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ronalee?
215 babies have been named Ronalee since 1939. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1963 with 17 births.
When was Ronalee most popular?
Ronalee was most popular in the 1960s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Ronalee been used?
Ronalee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 48 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Ronalee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ronda, Ronnie, Rona, Roni, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1939–1986 (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.