# Ronnie (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/ronnie/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Ronny |
| US babies named this | 191,119 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 182,926 / 8,193 (4% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 18,678, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Shortening of Ronald or Veronica + -ie.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 35 | 4,226 |
| 2012 | 34 | 4,367 |
| 2013 | 31 | 4,623 |
| 2014 | 47 | 3,409 |
| 2015 | 33 | 4,384 |
| 2016 | 41 | 3,765 |
| 2017 | 42 | 3,683 |
| 2018 | 52 | 3,148 |
| 2019 | 60 | 2,810 |
| 2020 | 76 | 2,334 |
| 2021 | 74 | 2,437 |
| 2022 | 78 | 2,385 |
| 2023 | 90 | 2,138 |
| 2024 | 81 | 2,301 |
| 2025 | 113 | 1,792 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 321 | 714 |
| 2012 | 331 | 716 |
| 2013 | 315 | 740 |
| 2014 | 314 | 753 |
| 2015 | 308 | 773 |
| 2016 | 259 | 868 |
| 2017 | 241 | 894 |
| 2018 | 249 | 880 |
| 2019 | 243 | 907 |
| 2020 | 188 | 1,067 |
| 2021 | 222 | 990 |
| 2022 | 211 | 1,048 |
| 2023 | 194 | 1,102 |
| 2024 | 226 | 995 |
| 2025 | 204 | 1,067 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 48 | 776 |
| 2012 | 36 | 998 |
| 2013 | 60 | 663 |
| 2014 | 50 | 779 |
| 2015 | 65 | 637 |
| 2016 | 55 | 727 |
| 2017 | 47 | 814 |
| 2018 | 45 | 826 |
| 2019 | 38 | 936 |
| 2020 | 24 | 1,313 |
| 2021 | 45 | 801 |
| 2022 | 40 | 876 |
| 2023 | 55 | 657 |
| 2024 | 24 | 1,353 |
| 2025 | 28 | 1,166 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 426 | 142 |
| 2012 | 599 | 105 |
| 2013 | 671 | 90 |
| 2014 | 756 | 86 |
| 2015 | 798 | 83 |
| 2016 | 921 | 70 |
| 2017 | 978 | 63 |
| 2018 | 989 | 66 |
| 2019 | 992 | 64 |
| 2020 | 1,172 | 54 |
| 2021 | 1,285 | 48 |
| 2022 | 1,106 | 52 |
| 2023 | 1,222 | 46 |
| 2024 | 1,059 | 49 |
| 2025 | 1,281 | 39 |

## People named Ronnie

- Ronnie Coleman, American IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Ronnie Spector, American singer (1943–2022)
- Ronnie Van Zant, American singer (1948–1977)
- Ronnie Hawkins, American musician (1935–2022)
- Ronnie Barker, English actor, comedian and writer (1929–2005)
- Ronnie Milsap, American country singer
- Ronnie Brewer, American basketball player
- Ronnie Baker, American sprinter
- Ronnie Ray Smith, Athletics competitor, sprinter (1949-2013)
- Ronnie Vannucci, American drummer
- Ronnie Schwartz, Danish association football player
- Ronnie Moran, English footballer (1934–2017)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.