Ronnell
Ronnell was the 11731st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 1041st; the most babies were born in 1993 (64). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,732 places. More babies were named Ronnell in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,731 boys, down 5,509 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199364 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,544babies recorded
Ronnell popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 183 since 1952.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,731 | 6 |
| 2020 | #6,222 | 14 |
| 2010 | #4,491 | 22 |
| 2000 | #3,208 | 27 |
| 1990 | #1,433 | 62 |
| 1980 | #1,356 | 49 |
| 1970 | #1,113 | 55 |
| 1960 | #2,300 | 14 |
| 1950 | #2,985 | 8 |
| 1940 | #3,850 | 5 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ronnell, counting every spelling?
Ronnell is a spelling of Ronel, a name family that had 21 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 21 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronel | 7 | #10,465 | 45 |
| Ronnell | 6 | #11,731 | 36 |
| Ronell | 8 | #9,536 | 31 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ronnell?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ronnell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ronnell born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ronnell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ronnell?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Ronnell are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 27 and 51. That makes Ronnell mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ronnell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ronnell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ronnell
How popular is the name Ronnell?
Ronnell was the 11731st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 1041st; the most babies were born in 1993 (64). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,732 places. More babies were named Ronnell in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Ronnell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ronnell in the US.