Recorded 1941–2009 Unisex name Peak 1967 588 births

Ronelle — unisex name

588 babies named Ronelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s561950s941960s1471970s1331980s921990s502000s16
1960s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Ronelle was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

24 babies were named Ronelle in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ronelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 588 babies named Ronelle between 1941 and 2009, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ronelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 24 babies received it in a single year. Ronelle is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 69 additional births since 1975.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ronelle performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 147 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ronelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ronelle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ronelle 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 588 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.

Ronelle at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

588

Since 1941

69 years of records

Peak year

1967

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1941

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2009

Ronelle popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1941

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1967)
24
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
0510152025 200919921984197719701963195619491941 6

Ronelle popularity over time — boys

69 total births recorded since 1975 (Ronelle as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 69 births
456789 20082005199319871986198519821981197819771975 5

Ronelle by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
147 births that decade — 25% of Ronelle's all-time total
1940s561950s941960s1471970s1331980s921990s502000s16

Ronelle by state

Where Ronelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1941

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ronelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 1.7%
California share of Ronelle's total US births 1.7%

10 of 588 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ronelle?
588 babies have been named Ronelle since 1941. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1967 with 24 births.
When was Ronelle most popular?
Ronelle was most popular in the 1960s decade with 147 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
Where is Ronelle most popular?
The top states for the name Ronelle are California (10 births).
Is Ronelle a unisex name?
Yes, Ronelle is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 588 births, and as a boy's name it has 69 births.
How long has the name Ronelle been used?
Ronelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 69 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Ronelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ronda, Ronnie, Rona, Roni, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1941–2009 (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.