Recorded 1945–1962 Boys' name Peak 1945 33 births

Ronnal — boys' name

33 babies named Ronnal in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1945. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s221950s61960s5
1940s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Ronnal was born in this single decade.

1945
Single peak year

6 babies were named Ronnal in 1945 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ronnal

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Ronnal between 1945 and 1962, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ronnal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1945, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ronnal performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ronnal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ronnal 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 33 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.

Ronnal at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

33

Since 1945

18 years of records

Peak year

1945

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1945

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1962

Ronnal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1945

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1945)
6
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.5 196219551949194819471945 6

Ronnal by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
22 births that decade — 67% of Ronnal's all-time total
1940s221950s61960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ronnal?
33 babies have been named Ronnal since 1945. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1945 with 6 births.
When was Ronnal most popular?
Ronnal was most popular in the 1940s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1945.
How long has the name Ronnal been used?
Ronnal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 18 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Ronnal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ronald, Ronnie, Ron, Ronan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1945–1962 (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.