Is Ronnell a boy or girl name?

Ronnell is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,544 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 7.2% were girls and 92.8% were boys.

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Ronnell

Recorded 1940–2025 · United States

Ronnell was most popular in 1971, when 75 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,269 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,544 people named Ronnell.

Ronnell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ronnell’s peak in 1971. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ronnell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ronnell is mostly a boy’s name — 7.2% of the 2,544 Americans given it were girls and 92.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ronnell

Where Ronnell is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org