Boys' name · since 1989
Roniel
170 babies named Roniel in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,962 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,031 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 170
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Roniel currently ranks #10031 among boys' names in America, with 170 babies recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Roniel recorded 170 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #10031 nationally today, ahead of 28% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #13,962 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,031 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 170 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roniel ranks #13,962 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,031 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 170 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,962 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,031 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 170
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Roniel's 170 recorded births place it above 69.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Roniel compares
170 35th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Roniel's all-time total is 54% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roniel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 170 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Roniel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Roniel splits its recorded history at 2013: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Roniel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Roniel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (72 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Roniel's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Roniel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
72 births
- 2020s
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 72 births (42% of all-time use).
Roniel by state
Where Roniel concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 3.5% |
6 of 170 births nationwide.
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What to do with Roniel's data
- Roniel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (72 total births) through the 2020s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Roniels (6 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 Roniel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Roniel 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.