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Ronnie

/ˈɹɑni/ · 96% boys · 317 born in 2025

Ronnie has been given to about 191,119 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1947, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈɹɑni/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 149,210
Median age today67 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ronnie per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1947 · 6,382
  • Born in 2025317
  • All time191,119
  • England & Wales, 2025#39 · 1,309

How popular is Ronnie?

Its best year was 1947, when 6,382 babies were given the name, ranking 61st. The typical living American called Ronnie is about 67 years old today. It is relatively most common in Nebraska, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.

Names that sound like Ronnie

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lonnie0.86
  2. Donnie0.86
  3. Jonnie0.86
  4. Robbie0.82
  5. Johnnie0.76
  6. Johnie0.75
  7. Brodie0.72
  8. Bobbie0.68

Middle names for Ronnie

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ronnie Thomas0.80
  2. Ronnie James0.80
  3. Ronnie Cole0.79
  4. Ronnie Miles0.79
  5. Ronnie Wilder0.78
  6. Ronnie Paul0.61

Sibling names for Ronnie

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Tommybrother · 0.97
  2. Dannybrother · 0.96
  3. Johnnybrother · 0.95
  4. Gwendolynsister · 0.94
  5. Dianasister · 0.93
  6. Joysister · 0.92

Where Ronnie is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Nebraska0.04%
  2. Idaho0.03%
  3. Mississippi0.03%
  4. Iowa0.02%
  5. Kentucky0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ronnie Wilson0.75
  2. Ronnie Williams0.75
  3. Ronnie Walker0.75
  4. Ronnie Turner0.75
  5. Ronnie Torres0.75
  6. Ronnie Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ronnie

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Ronnie across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.