Recorded 1965–2014 Girls' name Peak 1973 261 births

Ronya — girls' name

261 babies named Ronya in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s421970s911980s451990s272000s362010s20
1970s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Ronya was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

13 babies were named Ronya in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ronya

The Social Security Administration has registered 261 babies named Ronya between 1965 and 2014, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ronya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ronya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ronya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ronya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ronya 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 261 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.

Ronya at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

261

Since 1965

50 years of records

Peak year

1973

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1965

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2014

Ronya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1965

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1973)
13
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
468101214 20142004199419821977197219671965 6

Ronya by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
91 births that decade — 35% of Ronya's all-time total
1960s421970s911980s451990s272000s362010s20

Ronya by state

Where Ronya concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ronya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 1.9%
Illinois share of Ronya's total US births 1.9%

5 of 261 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ronya?
261 babies have been named Ronya since 1965. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1973 with 13 births.
When was Ronya most popular?
Ronya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Ronya most popular?
The top states for the name Ronya are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Ronya been used?
Ronya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 50 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Ronya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ronda, Ronnie, Rona, Roni, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1965–2014 (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.