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Ronnie

Boys' name · Mid-century

Living in the US
~138,200 survival-weighted estimate
2025 rank
#1,064 among boys
Births in 2025
317 191,119 since 1880
Typical age
64 years, median

Ronnie popularity over time

Ronnie rank by birth year, 1903–2025Ronnie ranked #1,130 in 1903 and #1,064 in 2025. Its best rank in the period was #54, in 1946.#100#1,000#1,064best #54 in 19461920195019802010
Rank among US baby names by birth year, 1903–2025. Lower is more popular; the scale is logarithmic so the top of the chart is not compressed.

Ronnie was used most in 1947, when 6,382 babies were given the name. 1902 is the earliest year with at least five recorded births. It has held a top-100 place in 22 separate years.

The 2025 position is #1,064, on 317 births. It slipped 71 places against the previous year.

Babies named Ronnie per yearPeaks at 6,382 births in 1947.6,382 in 194701920195019802010
Recorded US births by year. The peak is labelled; the axis starts at zero.

How many people are named Ronnie?

About 138,200 people named Ronnie are alive in the United States today. SSA has recorded 191,119 births under the name since 1880.

This is a survival-weighted estimate, not a headcount: every recorded birth year is multiplied by the chance someone born that year is still alive, using the SSA period life table. How the estimate works.

How old is the average Ronnie?

Half of living Ronnies are older than 64, half younger. The 1950s produced the largest surviving cohort. By the site’s era rules that makes Ronnie a mid-century name.

Your Ronnie

Ages of living people named RonnieHalf of living Ronnies are older than 64 and half younger.median 64020406080100
Estimated living bearers by age today. Each bar is a birth year, weighted by the chance someone born then is still alive.

Where Ronnie is most common

Relative to births, Louisiana carries 1.9× the national share of Ronnies.

Where Ronnie is used more than average1 states use the name Ronnie more than the national average.Alaska: not over-representedAKMaine: not over-representedMEVermont: not over-representedVTNew Hampshire: not over-representedNHWashington: not over-representedWAIdaho: not over-representedIDMontana: not over-representedMTNorth Dakota: not over-representedNDMinnesota: not over-representedMNIllinois: not over-representedILWisconsin: not over-representedWIMichigan: not over-representedMINew York: not over-representedNYOregon: not over-representedORNevada: not over-representedNVWyoming: not over-representedWYSouth Dakota: not over-representedSDIowa: not over-representedIAIndiana: not over-representedINOhio: not over-representedOHPennsylvania: not over-representedPANew Jersey: not over-representedNJConnecticut: not over-representedCTRhode Island: not over-representedRICalifornia: not over-representedCAUtah: not over-representedUTColorado: not over-representedCONebraska: not over-representedNEMissouri: not over-representedMOKentucky: not over-representedKYWest Virginia: not over-representedWVVirginia: not over-representedVAMaryland: not over-representedMDDelaware: not over-representedDEMassachusetts: not over-representedMAArizona: not over-representedAZNew Mexico: not over-representedNMKansas: not over-representedKSArkansas: not over-representedARTennessee: not over-representedTNNorth Carolina: not over-representedNCSouth Carolina: not over-representedSCDistrict of Columbia: not over-representedDCOklahoma: not over-representedOKLouisiana: 1.9× the national rateLAMississippi: not over-representedMSAlabama: not over-representedALGeorgia: not over-representedGAHawaii: not over-representedHITexas: not over-representedTXFlorida: not over-representedFL
Same as national3× or more
Location quotient, 2016–2025. Shaded states use the name more than the country does, relative to their own births. Exact figures are in the table below.
States where Ronnie is over-represented, 2016–2025. The location quotient compares the state's share of the name with the national share.
StateBirthsvs national rate
Louisiana 66 1.9×

Is Ronnie a boy's or a girl's name?

4% girls96% boys
Share of all recorded US births under this name, 1880 to the latest year.

Mostly given to boys: 24.0% of the last ten years of births were girls. Across the whole record, 4.3% of births under the name were girls. The dominant sex is not the same at the end of the record as at the start.

Ronnie in England and Wales

In England and Wales, Ronnie ranked #39 in 2025 on 1,309 births.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts below three are suppressed by ONS.

Where the name Ronnie comes from

Shortening of Ronald or Veronica + -ie.

Etymology summarised from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0. Wiktionary entry.

Notable people named Ronnie

Ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article about them — a measure of reach, not of importance.
NameKnown forYearsEditions
Ronnie Coleman American IFBB professional bodybuilder 1964 45
Ronnie Peterson Swedish racing driver 1944–1978 37
Ronnie Spector American singer 1943–2022 34
Ronnie Whelan Irish footballer and manager 1961 33
Ronnie Van Zant American singer 1948–1977 31
Ronnie Hellström Swedish association football goalkeeper 1949–2022 28
Ronnie Drew Irish musician 1934–2008 26
Ronnie Hawkins American musician 1935–2022 26
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The sharpest rise. Births under this name jumped from 221 in 1931 to 449 in 1932 — 2.0 times over in a single year.

Birth records contain the rise and nothing about its cause. This site does not supply one.

People and dates from Wikidata (CC0), limited to those with an English Wikipedia article who are known by this name as their first name.

Names similar to Ronnie

Matched by sound and spelling inside this dataset, then ordered by total recorded births. This is not a claim about shared etymology.

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