Recorded 1972–2021 Girls' name Peak 1988 532 births

Ronika — girls' name

532 babies named Ronika in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s931980s1941990s1792000s122010s432020s11
1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Ronika was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

29 babies were named Ronika in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ronika

The Social Security Administration has registered 532 babies named Ronika between 1972 and 2021, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ronika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ronika performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 194 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ronika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Ronika in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ronika 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 532 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.

Ronika at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

532

Since 1972

50 years of records

Peak year

1988

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1972

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2021

Ronika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1972

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1988)
29
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
010203040 202120151999199319881983197819731972 7

Ronika by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
194 births that decade — 36% of Ronika's all-time total
1970s931980s1941990s1792000s122010s432020s11

Ronika by state

Where Ronika concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ronika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
19 3.6%
#2 Louisiana
10 1.9%
California share of Ronika's total US births 3.6%
Even split

19 of 532 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ronika?
532 babies have been named Ronika since 1972. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1988 with 29 births.
When was Ronika most popular?
Ronika was most popular in the 1980s decade with 194 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Ronika most popular?
The top states for the name Ronika are California (19 births), Louisiana (10 births).
How long has the name Ronika been used?
Ronika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 50 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Ronika?
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, 1972–2021 (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.