Boys' name · since 1929
Rondel
454 babies named Rondel in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,360 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 454
- born since 1929
- 1970s
- peak decade
Rondel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 454 recorded since 1929.
Social Security Administration records show Rondel recorded 454 times among boys since 1929, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 2012.
- #8,360 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 454 born since 1929
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rondel ranks #8,360 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 454 born since 1929, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,360 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 454
- born since 1929
- 1970s
- peak decade
Rondel's 454 recorded births place it above 81.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Rondel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rondel splits its recorded history at 1967: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1929 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rondel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–2012
- Peak year (1958)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Rondel by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (76 births, 17% of the file).
1970s was Rondel's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Rondel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
70 births
- 1940s
1940s
62 births
- 1950s
1950s
55 births
- 1960s
1960s
53 births
- 1970s
1970s
76 births
- 1980s
1980s
64 births
- 1990s
1990s
42 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 76 births (17% of all-time use).
Rondel by state
Where Rondel concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 454 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rondel's data
- Rondel's decade-level peak was the 1970s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rondels (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Rondel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1929–2012 (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 Rondel 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.