Recorded 1926–2009 Girls' name Peak 1963 4,623 births

Ronna — girls' name

4,623 babies named Ronna in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1960s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Ronna was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

157 babies were named Ronna in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ronna

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,623 babies named Ronna between 1926 and 2009, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ronna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 157 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ronna performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 1,357 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Ronna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 409 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Ronna in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ronna 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 4,623 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.

Ronna at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

4,623

Since 1926

84 years of records

Peak year

1963

157 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1926

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 2009

Ronna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1926

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1963)
157
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
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Ronna by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
1,357 births that decade — 29% of Ronna's all-time total
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Ronna by state

Where Ronna concentrates geographically — total births since 1926

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ronna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
409 8.8%
#2 Pennsylvania
307 6.6%
#3 Illinois
253 5.5%
#4 New York
218 4.7%
#5 Ohio
185 4.0%
#6 Texas
183 4.0%
#7 Michigan
145 3.1%
#8 Indiana
95 2.1%
California share of Ronna's total US births 8.8%
Even split

409 of 4,623 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Ronna appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ronna?
4,623 babies have been named Ronna since 1926. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1963 with 157 births.
When was Ronna most popular?
Ronna was most popular in the 1960s decade with 1,357 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Ronna most popular?
The top states for the name Ronna are California (409 births), Pennsylvania (307 births), Illinois (253 births).
How long has the name Ronna been used?
Ronna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 84 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Ronna?
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, 1926–2009 (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.