Recorded 1931–2016 Boys' name Peak 1955 1,501 births

Ronney — boys' name

1,501 babies named Ronney in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s591940s2861950s3961960s2821970s1491980s1221990s942000s692010s44
1950s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Ronney was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

53 babies were named Ronney in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ronney

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,501 babies named Ronney between 1931 and 2016, spanning 86 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ronney currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ronney performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 396 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Ronney shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 135 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Ronney in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ronney 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 1,501 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.

Ronney at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

1,501

Since 1931

86 years of records

Peak year

1955

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1931

Recorded for 86 years

Last year on file: 2016

Ronney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1931

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1955)
53
Annual births at peak — across 86 years of records
0204060 201620051993198219701959194819361931 5

Ronney by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
396 births that decade — 26% of Ronney's all-time total
1930s591940s2861950s3961960s2821970s1491980s1221990s942000s692010s44

Ronney by state

Where Ronney concentrates geographically — total births since 1931

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Ronney
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
135 9.0%
#2 Georgia
16 1.1%
#3 California
12 0.8%
#4 Alabama
5 0.3%
#5 Tennessee
5 0.3%
Texas share of Ronney's total US births 9.0%
Even split

135 of 1,501 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ronney?
1,501 babies have been named Ronney since 1931. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1955 with 53 births.
When was Ronney most popular?
Ronney was most popular in the 1950s decade with 396 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Ronney most popular?
The top states for the name Ronney are Texas (135 births), Georgia (16 births), California (12 births).
How long has the name Ronney been used?
Ronney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 86 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Ronney?
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.

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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, 1931–2016 (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.