Unisex name · since 1940
Ronnell
Ronnell has 2,361 recorded births since 1940 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,982 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,850 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,361
- born since 1940
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ronnell is the #10850 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 2,361 recorded since 1940.
Ronnell has 2,361 recorded births among boys since 1940, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10850 as of the latest data, more common than 22% of boys, 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 1940 to 2025.
- #2,982 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,850 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,361 born since 1940
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ronnell ranks #2,982 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,850 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,361 born since 1940, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,982 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,850 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,361
- born since 1940
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ronnell's 2,361 recorded births place it above 93.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ronnell compares
2,361 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ronnell's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ronnell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,361 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ronnell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ronnell's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1940, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 64, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ronnell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Ronnell popularity over time - girls
183 total births recorded since 1952 (Ronnell as girls' name)
Ronnell by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (506 births, 21% of the file).
1980s was Ronnell's strongest decade.
506 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Ronnell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 53
1940s
53 births
- 1950s 127
1950s
127 births
- 1960s 191
1960s
191 births
- 1970s
1970s
496 births
- 1980s
1980s
506 births
- 1990s
1990s
460 births
- 2000s
2000s
292 births
- 2010s 186
2010s
186 births
- 2020s 50
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 506 births (21% of all-time use).
How Ronnell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ronnell's total volume
Ronnell by state
Where Ronnell concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 150 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 123 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 106 | 4.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 100 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 69 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 20 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Florida | | 18 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 18 | 0.8% |
150 of 2,361 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Ronnell appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ronnell's data
- Ronnell's decade-level peak was the 1980s (506 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ronnells (150 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 Ronnell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1940–2025 (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 Ronnell 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.