Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 1947

Ronny

Gender Boy · 3% girls Rank 2025 #3,434 Trend ↑ Rising 14%
Rank 2025
#3,434
among boys · ↓884 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
34
named Ronny · -36% vs 2024
How common
1 in 50,238
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1947
438 babies
All-time total
15,045
#986 all-time among boys
First recorded
1927
in Social Security records

Ronny popularity over time

15,045 babies have been named Ronny since 1927, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – 24 24 2 – #2,813
1930s 5 825 830 83 +3358% #460
1940s 70 2,992 3,062 306 +269% #322
1950s 45 3,238 3,283 328 +7% #392
1960s 78 2,582 2,660 266 -19% #443
1970s 101 1,334 1,435 144 -46% #634
1980s 65 995 1,060 106 -26% #863
1990s 64 864 928 93 -12% #977
2000s 39 816 855 86 -8% #1,463
2010s 5 618 623 62 -27% #1,550
2020s (to 2025) 6 279 285 48 -24% #2,430

Where Ronny is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 35 0.02 outside top 500
2027 35 0.02 outside top 500
2028 36 0.02 outside top 500
2029 37 0.02 outside top 500
2030 37 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Ronny

Ronny is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,434 in 2025 with 34 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1927, 15,045 American babies have been named Ronny. Its peak came in 1947, when 438 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1940s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ronny stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ronny?

The median living Ronny is about 59 years old; half are between 37 and 70. An estimated 11 thousand people named Ronny are alive in the United States today.

median 59 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ronny year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 34 #3,434
2024 – – 53 #2,550
2023 6 #14,838 56 #2,430
2022 – – 45 #2,861
2021 – – 42 #2,961
2020 – – 49 #2,610
2019 – – 53 #2,517
2018 – – 29 #3,774
2017 – – 48 #2,628
2016 – – 58 #2,300
2015 – – 48 #2,594
2014 – – 77 #1,901
2013 5 #18,753 58 #2,246
2012 – – 103 #1,550
2011 – – 68 #2,015
2010 – – 76 #1,895
2009 – – 73 #1,955
2008 – – 96 #1,629
2007 5 #19,920 82 #1,794
2006 6 #16,701 92 #1,593
2005 – – 85 #1,614
2004 – – 89 #1,515
2003 7 #13,528 67 #1,798
2002 7 #13,330 65 #1,786
2001 6 #14,937 82 #1,498
2000 8 #11,558 85 #1,463
1995 – – 72 #1,403
1990 13 #6,772 116 #977
1985 6 #10,335 101 #903
1980 7 #8,846 104 #877
1975 11 #5,426 129 #734
1970 18 #3,544 161 #642
1965 7 #5,698 244 #491
1960 9 #4,702 329 #444
1955 – – 328 #402
1950 6 #5,182 291 #398
1945 8 #3,625 265 #366
1940 – – 147 #477
1935 – – 88 #628
1930 – – 13 #2,275
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Ronny

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ronny Cox Ronny Cox American actor (born 1938) Contemporary
  2. 2 Ronny Johnsen Ronny Johnsen Norwegian footballer (born 1969) Contemporary
  3. 3 Ronny Yu Hong Kong film director b. 1950 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Ronny Turiaf Ronny Turiaf French basketball player (born 1983) Contemporary
  5. 5 Ronny Rosenthal Ronny Rosenthal Israeli footballer (born 1963) Contemporary
  6. 6 Ronny Ronny Brazilian footballer b. 1986 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Ronny Weller German weightlifter b. 1969 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Ronny Rodelin Ronny Rodelin French footballer (born 1989) Contemporary
  9. 9 Ronny Ackermann Ronny Ackermann German Nordic combined skier b. 1977 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ronny, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ronny?

The median living Ronny is about 59 years old. Half of all living Ronnys are between 37 and 70 years old.

How many people named Ronny are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Ronny are alive in the United States, based on 15,045 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Ronny in 2025?

Ronny ranked #3,434 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 34 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ronny?

15,045 babies have been named Ronny in the United States since 1927, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ronny most popular?

Ronny peaked in 1947, when 438 newborns received the name.

Is Ronny a boy or girl name?

Ronny is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ronny rising or falling?

Ronny has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Ronny become more popular?

Ronny is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 37 boys named Ronny in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ronny?

Well-known people named Ronny include Ronny Cox (actor), Ronny Johnsen (soccer player), Ronny Yu (film director).

Names like Ronny

Names that sound and feel close to Ronny: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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