Girls' name · since 1957
Ronalyn
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 44 babies named Ronalyn, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #36,529 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ronalyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 44 have been recorded since 1957.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ronalyn has been recorded 44 times among girls since 1957, 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 1957 to 1976.
- #36,529 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 44 born since 1957
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ronalyn ranks #36,529 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1957, peaking in the 1960s.
- #36,529 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ronalyn's 44 recorded births place it above 49.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ronalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ronalyn's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ronalyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1976
- Peak year (1961)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Ronalyn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (26 births, 59% of the file).
1960s was Ronalyn's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Ronalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
26 births
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 26 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Ronalyn's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 1970s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ronalyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1957–1976 (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 Ronalyn 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.