Boys' name · since 1926
Rondell
Rondell has 2,798 recorded births since 1926 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,660 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,854 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,798
- born since 1926
- 1980s
- peak decade
2,798 babies have been named Rondell since 1926, making it today's #6854 boys' name.
Rondell has 2,798 recorded births among boys since 1926, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6854 as of the latest data, more common than 51% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 2025.
- #2,660 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,854 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,798 born since 1926
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rondell ranks #2,660 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,854 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,798 born since 1926, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,660 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,854 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,798
- born since 1926
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rondell's 2,798 recorded births place it above 94.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Rondell compares
2,798 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rondell's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rondell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,798 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 76 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rondell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rondell splits its recorded history at 1976: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 76 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rondell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 76
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Rondell popularity over time - girls
67 total births recorded since 1966 (Rondell as girls' name)
Rondell by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (549 births, 20% of the file).
1980s was Rondell's strongest decade.
549 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Rondell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 21
1920s
21 births
- 1930s 92
1930s
92 births
- 1940s 106
1940s
106 births
- 1950s 130
1950s
130 births
- 1960s
1960s
229 births
- 1970s
1970s
498 births
- 1980s
1980s
549 births
- 1990s
1990s
500 births
- 2000s
2000s
360 births
- 2010s
2010s
238 births
- 2020s 75
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 549 births (20% of all-time use).
How Rondell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rondell's total volume
Rondell by state
Where Rondell concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 271 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 130 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 40 | 1.4% |
| #4 | California | | 39 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 28 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 27 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 25 | 0.9% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 24 | 0.9% |
271 of 2,798 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Rondell appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rondell's data
- Rondell's decade-level peak was the 1980s (549 total births); usage has since declined to 75 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rondells (271 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rondell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1926–2025 (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 Rondell 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.