Recorded 1934–2023 Unisex name Peak 1976 1,615 births

Ronell — boys' name

1,615 babies named Ronell in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s121940s461950s941960s1611970s3301980s3181990s2792000s2082010s1322020s35
1970s
Peak decade

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

1976
Single peak year

48 babies were named Ronell in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ronell

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,615 babies named Ronell between 1934 and 2023, spanning 90 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ronell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 48 babies received it in a single year. Ronell is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 326 additional births since 1937.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ronell performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 330 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Ronell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 82 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Ronell in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ronell 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 1,615 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.

Ronell at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,615

Since 1934

90 years of records

Peak year

1976

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1934

Recorded for 90 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ronell popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1934

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1976)
48
Annual births at peak — across 90 years of records
0102030405060 202320122001199019791968195719461934 6

Ronell popularity over time — girls

326 total births recorded since 1937 (Ronell as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 326 births
05101520 199919831977197219671962195619491937 5

Ronell by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
330 births that decade — 20% of Ronell's all-time total
1930s121940s461950s941960s1611970s3301980s3181990s2792000s2082010s1322020s35

Ronell by state

Where Ronell concentrates geographically — total births since 1934

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Ronell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
82 5.1%
#2 California
75 4.6%
#3 Illinois
27 1.7%
#4 Missouri
22 1.4%
#5 Ohio
15 0.9%
#6 Michigan
8 0.5%
#7 Virginia
5 0.3%
New York share of Ronell's total US births 5.1%
Even split

82 of 1,615 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ronell?
1,615 babies have been named Ronell since 1934. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1976 with 48 births.
When was Ronell most popular?
Ronell was most popular in the 1970s decade with 330 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Ronell most popular?
The top states for the name Ronell are New York (82 births), California (75 births), Illinois (27 births).
Is Ronell a unisex name?
Yes, Ronell is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,615 births, and as a girl's name it has 326 births.
How long has the name Ronell been used?
Ronell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 90 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Ronell?
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, 1934–2023 (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.