Girls' name · since 1972
Ronika
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 532 babies named Ronika, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,399 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 532
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ronika sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 532 recorded since 1972.
Ronika has 532 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2021.
- #11,399 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 532 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ronika ranks #11,399 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 532 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,399 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 532
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ronika's 532 recorded births place it above 84.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ronika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ronika splits its recorded history at 1990: 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 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ronika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2021
- Peak year (1988)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Ronika by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (194 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Ronika's strongest decade.
194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Ronika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
93 births
- 1980s
1980s
194 births
- 1990s
1990s
179 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 194 births (36% of all-time use).
How Ronika 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 Ronika's total volume
Ronika by state
Where Ronika concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 10 | 1.9% |
19 of 532 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ronika's data
- Ronika's decade-level peak was the 1980s (194 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ronikas (19 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Ronika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1972–2021 (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 Ronika 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.