Unisex name · since 1939
Roni
Roni has 4,707 recorded births since 1939 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1955 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,680 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,360 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,707
- born since 1939
- 1960s
- peak decade
4,707 babies have been named Roni since 1939, making it today's #6360 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roni has been recorded 4,707 times among girls since 1939, currently ranked #6360 nationally and more common than 63% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 2025.
- #2,680 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,360 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,707 born since 1939
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roni ranks #2,680 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,360 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,707 born since 1939, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,680 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,360 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,707
- born since 1939
- 1960s
- peak decade
Roni's 4,707 recorded births place it above 96.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Roni compares
4,707 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Roni's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roni | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,707 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 295 | 21 | 19,840 |
Roni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Roni splits its recorded history at 1982: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1940 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1955 peak of 295 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Roni popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2025
- Peak year (1955)
- 295
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Roni popularity over time - boys
822 total births recorded since 1951 (Roni as boys' name)
Roni by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (967 births, 21% of the file).
1960s was Roni's strongest decade.
967 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Roni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 318
1940s
318 births
- 1950s
1950s
948 births
- 1960s
1960s
967 births
- 1970s
1970s
743 births
- 1980s
1980s
614 births
- 1990s
1990s
470 births
- 2000s 302
2000s
302 births
- 2010s 238
2010s
238 births
- 2020s 100
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 967 births (21% of all-time use).
How Roni 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 Roni's total volume
Roni by state
Where Roni concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 623 | 13.2% |
| #2 | California | | 533 | 11.3% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 160 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 136 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 105 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Washington | | 69 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 66 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 56 | 1.2% |
623 of 4,707 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Roni appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Roni's data
- Roni's decade-level peak was the 1960s (967 total births); usage has since declined to 100 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Ronis (623 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 Roni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~86 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, 1939–2025 (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 Roni 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.