Girls' name · since 1941
Ronette
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 951 babies named Ronette, peaking in 1967. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,786 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 951
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
951 girls have been named Ronette since 1941, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ronette has 951 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 1994.
- #7,786 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 951 born since 1941
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ronette ranks #7,786 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 951 born since 1941, peaking in the 1960s.
- #7,786 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 951
- born since 1941
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ronette's 951 recorded births place it above 89.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Ronette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ronette splits its recorded history at 1970: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1944 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1967 peak of 63 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ronette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1994
- Peak year (1967)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Ronette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (368 births, 39% of the file).
1960s was Ronette's strongest decade.
368 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Ronette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 33
1940s
33 births
- 1950s 113
1950s
113 births
- 1960s
1960s
368 births
- 1970s
1970s
284 births
- 1980s 107
1980s
107 births
- 1990s 46
1990s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 368 births (39% of all-time use).
How Ronette 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 Ronette's total volume
Ronette by state
Where Ronette concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 65 | 6.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 28 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 8 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.5% |
65 of 951 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Ronette's data
- Ronette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (368 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ronettes (65 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ronette: 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 (~53 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, 1941–1994 (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 Ronette 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.