Ronny — #2529 US boys' name
14,533 babies named Ronny in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 82% of names given to boys today.
22% of everyone ever named Ronny was born in this single decade.
430 babies were named Ronny in 1947 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Ronny
The Social Security Administration has registered 14,533 babies named Ronny between 1927 and 2024, spanning 98 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ronny currently holds the #2529 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 430 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Ronny performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 3,238 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Ronny shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 2,702 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Ronny in 36 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Ronny 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 14,533 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.
Ronny at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Ronny popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1927
- Peak year (1947)
- 430
- Annual births at peak — across 98 years of records
Currently ranks #2529 among boys.
14,533 total births across 98 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1947 with 430 births in a single year.
Ronny popularity over time — girls
478 total births recorded since 1937 (Ronny as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Ronny accounts for 3% of total recorded use across both genders.
Ronny by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- 3,238 births that decade — 22% of Ronny's all-time total
Ronny decade highlights
- Peak decade 3,238 births
- Runner-up 2,992 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1950s was Ronny's strongest decade
3,238 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 22% of all-time use.
Ronny by state
Where Ronny concentrates geographically — total births since 1927
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,702 | 18.6% |
| #2 | California | | 1,397 | 9.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 896 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 626 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 451 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 418 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 409 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 395 | 2.7% |
2,702 of 14,533 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 18.6% of nationwide
- California 9.6% of nationwide
- New York 6.2% of nationwide
- Georgia 4.3% of nationwide
- Tennessee 3.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 36 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 18.6% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Ronny appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1927–2024 (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.