Boys' name · since 1941
Ronnel
269 babies named Ronnel in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,252 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 269
- born since 1941
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ronnel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 269 have been recorded since 1941.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ronnel has been recorded 269 times among boys since 1941, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2018.
- #11,252 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 269 born since 1941
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ronnel ranks #11,252 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 269 born since 1941, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,252 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 269
- born since 1941
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ronnel's 269 recorded births place it above 75.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ronnel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ronnel splits its recorded history at 1984: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1944 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ronnel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2018
- Peak year (1983)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Ronnel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (71 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Ronnel's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Ronnel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
32 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
29 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
71 births
- 1990s
1990s
58 births
- 2000s
2000s
32 births
- 2010s 14
2010s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 71 births (26% of all-time use).
Ronnel by state
Where Ronnel concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 3.7% |
10 of 269 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ronnel's data
- Ronnel's decade-level peak was the 1980s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ronnels (10 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 Ronnel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1941–2018 (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 Ronnel 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.