US rank #7806 Boys' name Peak 1995 545 births

Ronel — #7806 US boys' name

545 babies named Ronel in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s101940s191950s211960s161970s521980s801990s1082000s822010s1032020s49
#7806
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 45% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Ronel was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

16 babies were named Ronel in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ronel

The Social Security Administration has registered 545 babies named Ronel between 1922 and 2024, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ronel currently holds the #7806 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ronel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Ronel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. 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 Ronel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ronel 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 545 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.

Ronel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

545

Since 1922

103 years of records

Peak year

1995

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#7,806

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1922

Recorded for 103 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ronel popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1922

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1995)
16
Annual births at peak — across 103 years of records
05101520 202420162008199919911983197219481922 5

Ronel popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1964 (Ronel as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1964 6

Ronel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
108 births that decade — 20% of Ronel's all-time total
1920s51930s101940s191950s211960s161970s521980s801990s1082000s822010s1032020s49

Ronel by state

Where Ronel concentrates geographically — total births since 1922

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ronel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 0.9%
New York share of Ronel's total US births 0.9%

5 of 545 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ronel?
545 babies have been named Ronel since 1922. It currently ranks #7806 among boys. The peak year was 1995 with 16 births.
When was Ronel most popular?
Ronel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Ronel most popular?
The top states for the name Ronel are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Ronel been used?
Ronel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 103 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ronel?
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.

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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, 1922–2024 (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.