Ronit
Ronit is both a Hindi and Hebrew given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Ronit
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ronit is both a Hindi and Hebrew given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Ronit
As a girl name
Ronit first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1964, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1978, when 17 Ronits were born — ranking #4,079 that year. As of 2026, Ronit ranks #15,532 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 341 Ronits have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ronit first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1998, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 47 Ronits were born — ranking #2,224 that year. As of 2026, Ronit ranks #7,718 for boys with 7 births, falling sharply (-33%). In total, more than 568 Ronits have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ronit
Ronit is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 568 births in the dataset. Ronit's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #2,224. Use the chart and map above to compare Ronit'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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