Ronelle
The Story of Ronelle
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Ronelle as a girl name dates back to 1941, when 6 babies received it. 1967 was its biggest year on record, with 24 newborns named Ronelle — #2,492 in the national rankings. About 25% of every Ronelle on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Ronelle last appeared in the published SSA data in 2009, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 588 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Ronelle on the record books as a boy name in 1975, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1978, when 8 Ronelles were born — ranking #4,157 that year. About 45% of every Ronelle on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Ronelle last appeared in the published SSA data in 2008, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 69 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ronelle
Ronelle is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1941 and has accumulated 588 births in the dataset. Ronelle's peak popularity came in 1967 when it ranked #2,492. Use the chart and map above to compare Ronelle's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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