US rank #2637 Boys' name Peak 2009 1,959 births

Rony — #2637 US boys' name

1,959 babies named Rony in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s101960s321970s921980s2371990s4282000s5412010s4062020s208
#2637
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

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

2009
Single peak year

66 babies were named Rony in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rony

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,959 babies named Rony between 1943 and 2024, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rony currently holds the #2637 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 66 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rony performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 541 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Rony shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 353 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Rony in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rony 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 1,959 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.

Rony at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,959

Since 1943

82 years of records

Peak year

2009

66 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,637

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1943

Recorded for 82 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rony popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1943

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
66
Annual births at peak — across 82 years of records
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Rony by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
541 births that decade — 28% of Rony's all-time total
1940s51950s101960s321970s921980s2371990s4282000s5412010s4062020s208

Rony by state

Where Rony concentrates geographically — total births since 1943

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rony
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
353 18.0%
#2 New York
223 11.4%
#3 Florida
184 9.4%
#4 Texas
96 4.9%
#5 New Jersey
16 0.8%
#6 Virginia
15 0.8%
#7 Georgia
12 0.6%
#8 Tennessee
6 0.3%
California share of Rony's total US births 18.0%
Even split

353 of 1,959 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Rony appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rony?
1,959 babies have been named Rony since 1943. It currently ranks #2637 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 66 births.
When was Rony most popular?
Rony was most popular in the 2000s decade with 541 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Rony most popular?
The top states for the name Rony are California (353 births), New York (223 births), Florida (184 births).
How long has the name Rony been used?
Rony has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 82 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rony?
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, 1943–2024 (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.