Recorded 1920–1965 Boys' name Peak 1947 159 births

Rondle — boys' name

159 babies named Rondle in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s321940s741950s321960s16
1940s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Rondle was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

11 babies were named Rondle in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rondle

The Social Security Administration has registered 159 babies named Rondle between 1920 and 1965, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rondle currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rondle performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rondle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rondle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rondle 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 159 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.

Rondle at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

159

Since 1920

46 years of records

Peak year

1947

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1920

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1965

Rondle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1920

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1947)
11
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
4681012 196519571951194719431940193619331920 5

Rondle by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
74 births that decade — 47% of Rondle's all-time total
1920s51930s321940s741950s321960s16

Rondle by state

Where Rondle concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rondle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
12 7.5%
Kentucky share of Rondle's total US births 7.5%

12 of 159 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rondle?
159 babies have been named Rondle since 1920. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1947 with 11 births.
When was Rondle most popular?
Rondle was most popular in the 1940s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Rondle most popular?
The top states for the name Rondle are Kentucky (12 births).
How long has the name Rondle been used?
Rondle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 46 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Rondle?
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, 1920–1965 (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.