US rank #993 Boys' name Peak 1947 182,718 births

Ronnie — #993 US boys' name

182,718 babies named Ronnie in U.S. Social Security records since 1903, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#993
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 93% of names given to boys today.

1950s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Ronnie was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

6,109 babies were named Ronnie in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ronnie

The Social Security Administration has registered 182,718 babies named Ronnie between 1903 and 2024, spanning 122 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ronnie currently holds the #993 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 6,109 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ronnie performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 51,300 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Ronnie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 18,297 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Ronnie in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ronnie 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 182,718 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.

Ronnie at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

182,718

Since 1903

122 years of records

Peak year

1947

6,109 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#993

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1903

Recorded for 122 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ronnie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1903

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (1947)
6,109
Annual births at peak — across 122 years of records
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Ronnie popularity over time — girls

8,079 total births recorded since 1902 (Ronnie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 8,079 births
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Ronnie by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
51,300 births that decade — 28% of Ronnie's all-time total
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Ronnie by state

Where Ronnie concentrates geographically — total births since 1903

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ronnie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
18,297 10.0%
#2 California
12,604 6.9%
#3 North Carolina
12,523 6.9%
#4 Tennessee
9,926 5.4%
#5 Georgia
9,729 5.3%
#6 Kentucky
8,585 4.7%
#7 Ohio
7,473 4.1%
#8 Virginia
6,618 3.6%
Texas share of Ronnie's total US births 10.0%
Even split

18,297 of 182,718 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Ronnie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ronnie?
182,718 babies have been named Ronnie since 1903. It currently ranks #993 among boys. The peak year was 1947 with 6,109 births.
When was Ronnie most popular?
Ronnie was most popular in the 1950s decade with 51,300 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Ronnie most popular?
The top states for the name Ronnie are Texas (18,297 births), California (12,604 births), North Carolina (12,523 births).
How long has the name Ronnie been used?
Ronnie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1903, spanning 122 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ronnie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ronald, Ron, Ronan, Ronny, 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, 1903–2024 (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.