Ronney
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RON-ee
- Origin
- Old Norse
Ronney is a boys' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “counsel ruler”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ronney mean?
Old Norse: variant of Ronnie, a pet form of Ronald, from Old Norse Rognvaldr
“counsel ruler”
Ronald is a Scottish form of the Old Norse Rognvaldr.
Is Ronney a girl's or a boy's name?
Ronney is a boys' name.
How popular is Ronney in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1955, with 53 boys. It first appears in the records in 1931.
Half of all the boys named Ronney in the US since 1880 were born between 1951 and 1975, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ronney in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,518 |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,197 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,708 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,167 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,928 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,360 |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,457 |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,604 |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,323 |
| 1971 | 23 | #1,861 |
| 1970 | 24 | #1,793 |
| 1969 | 21 | #1,809 |
| 1968 | 30 | #1,427 |
| 1967 | 24 | #1,572 |
| 1966 | 37 | #1,236 |
| 1965 | 20 | #1,773 |
| 1964 | 30 | #1,434 |
| 1963 | 25 | #1,584 |
| 1962 | 26 | #1,545 |
| 1961 | 38 | #1,278 |
| 1960 | 31 | #1,433 |
| 1959 | 40 | #1,227 |
| 1958 | 36 | #1,276 |
| 1957 | 38 | #1,266 |
| 1956 | 42 | #1,170 |
| 1955 | 53 | #1,032 |
| 1954 | 42 | #1,150 |
| 1953 | 41 | #1,154 |
| 1952 | 31 | #1,346 |
| 1951 | 46 | #1,051 |
| 1950 | 27 | #1,394 |
| 1949 | 45 | #1,046 |
| 1948 | 33 | #1,255 |
| 1947 | 38 | #1,175 |
| 1946 | 32 | #1,235 |
| 1945 | 29 | #1,226 |
| 1944 | 25 | #1,327 |
| 1943 | 29 | #1,279 |
| 1942 | 25 | #1,381 |
| 1941 | 16 | #1,759 |
| 1940 | 14 | #1,894 |
| 1939 | 15 | #1,795 |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,646 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,184 |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,719 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,275 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,360 |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,761 |
Nicknames for Ronney
- Ron 10 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Ronney
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rodney Kevin Bradley Casey Kenny Randy Bryan Danny Rory Ryan Ronald Rowdy
Names related to Ronney
More Old Norse names
Freya Ralph Eric Astrid Colby Rafe Odin Ralphie Erik Freyja Erick Bo Bjorn Erica Raife Ivar
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ronney: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ronney, updated 20 October 2026.