Ronja
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ROHN-yah
- Origin
- Modern
Ronja is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ronja mean?
Modern: coined by Astrid Lindgren for her 1981 novel Ronja Rovardotter
Ronja Rovardotter, translated into English as Ronia, the Robber's Daughter, is a children's fantasy novel by Astrid Lindgren.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Ronja a girl's or a boy's name?
Ronja is a girls' name.
How popular is Ronja in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 6 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ronja in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ronja in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
Names like Ronja
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Myla, Isla, Lyla, Ava, Eva, Lyra, Sienna, Zara, Orla, Bella, Freya, Mila
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ronja: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ronja, updated 20 October 2026.