Ronnie

What Ronnie means

Diminutive of Ronald, meaning “advice + power”

diminutive of the male given name Ronald || English Robert Anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Raghnall, itself derived from Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr, from rǫgn (“advice”) + valdr (“power”), later partly merged with the Continental Germanic equivalent Reynold.

Source: Wiktionary, “Ronnie” (revision 93569133) and “Ronald” (revision 94543053), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Ronnie?

US: Falling: down from #771 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #83 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1946, when 5,727 boys got the name (#54 that year). First in the US records in 1903.

How common

• About 1 in 8,373 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 212 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 436 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in MS (0.46 per 1,000 boys), IA (0.43 per 1,000 boys), KY (0.34 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Ronnie is #1064 in the US and #39 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 64.4% of US babies named Ronnie were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Rennie0 US · 3 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

Spelling variants on Wiktionary

• Ronny

Listed as alternative forms on Wiktionary.

If you like Ronnie

Boys

• Paul#262“small”^*
• Derek#284Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1989, with 8,365 babies; 1,191 in 2025
• Jeremy#292Form of Jeremiah, meaning “Yahweh exalt”^*
• Robert#92“shining glory”^*
• Richard#234“king, ruler + hard, brave”^*
• Steven#271“crown, wreath”^*

For a sister

• Amy#257“beloved”^*
• Elizabeth#17“my God is an oath”^*
• Ashley#164“ash tree + wood, clearing”^*
• Sara#198Variant of Sarah, meaning “masters, princes”^*
• Mary#125Same root as Miriam, possibly meaning “bitter”^*
• Sarah#90“masters, princes”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Ronnie’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.