Unisex name · since 1934
Ronell
1,623 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.
- #3,752 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,019 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,623
- born since 1934
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ronell currently ranks #9019 among unisex names in America, with 1,623 babies recorded since 1934.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ronell has been recorded 1,623 times among boys since 1934, currently ranked #9019 nationally and more common than 35% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 2025.
- #3,752 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,019 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,623 born since 1934
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ronell ranks #3,752 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,019 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,623 born since 1934, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,752 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,019 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,623
- born since 1934
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ronell's 1,623 recorded births place it above 91.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Ronell compares
1,623 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Ronell's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ronell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,623 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ronell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ronell splits its recorded history at 1983: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1943 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ronell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–2025
- Peak year (1976)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Ronell popularity over time - girls
326 total births recorded since 1937 (Ronell as girls' name)
Ronell by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (330 births, 20% of the file).
1970s was Ronell's strongest decade.
330 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Ronell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 46
1940s
46 births
- 1950s 94
1950s
94 births
- 1960s
1960s
161 births
- 1970s
1970s
330 births
- 1980s
1980s
318 births
- 1990s
1990s
279 births
- 2000s
2000s
208 births
- 2010s
2010s
132 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 330 births (20% of all-time use).
How Ronell 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 Ronell's total volume
Ronell by state
Where Ronell concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| 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% |
82 of 1,623 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Ronell's data
- Ronell's decade-level peak was the 1970s (330 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Ronells (82 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 Ronell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~91 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, 1934–2025 (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 Ronell 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.