Recorded 1935–1997 Girls' name Peak 1968 703 births

Ronetta — girls' name

703 babies named Ronetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s311950s831960s2091970s1901980s1531990s32
1960s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Ronetta was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

35 babies were named Ronetta in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ronetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 703 babies named Ronetta between 1935 and 1997, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ronetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ronetta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 209 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ronetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Indiana, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Ronetta in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ronetta 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 703 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.

Ronetta at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

703

Since 1935

63 years of records

Peak year

1968

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1935

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 1997

Ronetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1935

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1968)
35
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
010203040 199719871981197519691963195719471935 5

Ronetta by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
209 births that decade — 30% of Ronetta's all-time total
1930s51940s311950s831960s2091970s1901980s1531990s32

Ronetta by state

Where Ronetta concentrates geographically — total births since 1935

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Ronetta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Indiana
6 0.9%
#2 Ohio
6 0.9%
#3 Illinois
5 0.7%
Indiana share of Ronetta's total US births 0.9%
Even split

6 of 703 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ronetta?
703 babies have been named Ronetta since 1935. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1968 with 35 births.
When was Ronetta most popular?
Ronetta was most popular in the 1960s decade with 209 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
Where is Ronetta most popular?
The top states for the name Ronetta are Indiana (6 births), Ohio (6 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Ronetta been used?
Ronetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 63 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Ronetta?
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.

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, 1935–1997 (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.