Recorded 1974–2011 Girls' name Peak 1992 1,403 births

Ronisha — girls' name

1,403 babies named Ronisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1021980s4631990s6692000s1552010s14
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Ronisha was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

119 babies were named Ronisha in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ronisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,403 babies named Ronisha between 1974 and 2011, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ronisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 119 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ronisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 669 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ronisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 193 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Ronisha in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ronisha 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 1,403 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.

Ronisha at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

1,403

Since 1974

38 years of records

Peak year

1992

119 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1974

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2011

Ronisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1974

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1992)
119
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Ronisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
669 births that decade — 48% of Ronisha's all-time total
1970s1021980s4631990s6692000s1552010s14

Ronisha by state

Where Ronisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ronisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
193 13.8%
#2 Louisiana
71 5.1%
#3 Florida
67 4.8%
#4 Ohio
47 3.3%
#5 Missouri
36 2.6%
#6 Illinois
35 2.5%
#7 Texas
20 1.4%
#8 Michigan
17 1.2%
California share of Ronisha's total US births 13.8%
Even split

193 of 1,403 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Ronisha appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ronisha?
1,403 babies have been named Ronisha since 1974. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1992 with 119 births.
When was Ronisha most popular?
Ronisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 669 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Ronisha most popular?
The top states for the name Ronisha are California (193 births), Louisiana (71 births), Florida (67 births).
How long has the name Ronisha been used?
Ronisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 38 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Ronisha?
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.

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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, 1974–2011 (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.