Boys' name · since 1922
Ronel
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 552 babies named Ronel, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,437 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,818 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 552
- born since 1922
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ronel currently ranks #9818 among boys' names in America, with 552 babies recorded since 1922.
Ronel has 552 recorded births among boys since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9818 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2025.
- #7,437 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,818 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 552 born since 1922
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ronel ranks #7,437 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,818 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 552 born since 1922, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,437 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,818 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 552
- born since 1922
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ronel's 552 recorded births place it above 83.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ronel compares
552 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Ronel's all-time total is 50% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ronel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 552 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ronel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ronel's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ronel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Ronel popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1964 (Ronel as girls' name)
Ronel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (108 births, 20% of the file).
1990s was Ronel's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Ronel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 19
1940s
19 births
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s
1970s
52 births
- 1980s
1980s
80 births
- 1990s
1990s
108 births
- 2000s
2000s
82 births
- 2010s
2010s
103 births
- 2020s
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 108 births (20% of all-time use).
How Ronel 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 Ronel's total volume
Ronel by state
Where Ronel concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 552 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ronel's data
- Ronel's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (108 total births) through the 2020s (56) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ronels (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 Ronel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1922–2025 (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 Ronel 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.