girls:
8k births since 1902
#1825 (68th percentile)
boys:
182.5k births since 1903
#197 (96th percentile)
overall:
190.5k births since 1902
#403 (95th percentile)
The name Ronnie is the #403 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 190,487 recorded births since 1902. This represents the 94.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 94.8% of all names). For boys, it ranks #197 (95.7% percentile) for all time with 182,490 births since 1903. For girls, it ranks #1,825 (68.1% percentile) for all time with 7,997 births since 1902.
Ronnie first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1902 (1902 for girls and 1903 for boys). Birth data for Ronnie is available in 117 out of the 122 years between 1902 and 2023 (117 years for girls and 115 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Ronnie has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 95.8% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 68.1% of babies named Ronnie were boys. Interestingly, until around 1928, the name was more popular for girls (55.7% girls from 1902 to 1927), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (96.0% boys from 1928 to 2023).
For boys, Ronnie reached its peak popularity in 1946, achieving the 90.9% percentile (ranked #54) with 3,470 births per million. The name was most common in 1946, with 3,470 births per million (ranked 90.9% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 1959, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Ronnie ranks #724 for boys (20.5% percentile) with 105 births per million, which is 3.0% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Ronnie reached its peak popularity in 1946, achieving the 35.3% percentile (ranked #427) with 156 births per million. The name was most common in 1946, with 156 births per million (ranked 35.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2010, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Ronnie ranks #862 for girls (9.0% percentile) with 51 births per million, which is 32.9% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Ronnie".
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