Recorded 1929–2012 Boys' name Peak 1958 454 births

Rondel — boys' name

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.

1920s51930s701940s621950s551960s531970s761980s641990s422000s202010s7
1970s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Rondel was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

13 babies were named Rondel in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rondel

The Social Security Administration has registered 454 babies named Rondel between 1929 and 2012, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rondel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rondel performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Rondel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rondel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rondel 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 454 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.

Rondel at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

454

Since 1929

84 years of records

Peak year

1958

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1929

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 2012

Rondel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1929

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1958)
13
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
468101214 201219911983197519651952194319351929 5

Rondel by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
76 births that decade — 17% of Rondel's all-time total
1920s51930s701940s621950s551960s531970s761980s641990s422000s202010s7

Rondel by state

Where Rondel concentrates geographically — total births since 1929

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rondel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.1%
New York share of Rondel's total US births 1.1%

5 of 454 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rondel?
454 babies have been named Rondel since 1929. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1958 with 13 births.
When was Rondel most popular?
Rondel was most popular in the 1970s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Rondel most popular?
The top states for the name Rondel are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Rondel been used?
Rondel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 84 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Rondel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ronald, Ronnie, Ron, Ronan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1929–2012 (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.