Unisex name · since 1941
Ronelle
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 588 babies named Ronelle, peaking in 1967. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,690 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 588
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ronelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 588 have been recorded since 1941.
Ronelle has 588 recorded births among girls since 1941, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2009.
- #10,690 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 588 born since 1941
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ronelle ranks #10,690 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 588 born since 1941, peaking in the 1960s.
- #10,690 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 588
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ronelle's 588 recorded births place it above 85.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ronelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ronelle splits its recorded history at 1971: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1945 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1967 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ronelle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2009
- Peak year (1967)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Ronelle popularity over time - boys
69 total births recorded since 1975 (Ronelle as boys' name)
Ronelle by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (147 births, 25% of the file).
1960s was Ronelle's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Ronelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 56
1940s
56 births
- 1950s
1950s
94 births
- 1960s
1960s
147 births
- 1970s
1970s
133 births
- 1980s
1980s
92 births
- 1990s 50
1990s
50 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 147 births (25% of all-time use).
How Ronelle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ronelle's total volume
Ronelle by state
Where Ronelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.7% |
10 of 588 births nationwide.
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- Ronelle's decade-level peak was the 1960s (147 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ronelles (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Ronelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1941–2009 (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 Ronelle 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.