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Ronnie

Gender
Mostly boys
Say it
RON-ee
Origin
Old Norse
UK rank, 2025
#43 for boys
US rank, 2025
#1,064 for boys

Ronnie is a name of Old Norse origin, meaning “counsel and rule”. In 2025 it ranked 43rd for boys in the UK (1,341 babies) and 1,064th for boys in the US (204 babies).

What does Ronnie mean?

Old Norse: pet form of Ronald

“counsel and rule”

A pet form of Ronald, the Scottish form of the Norse name Rögnvaldr.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Ronnie a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Ronnie has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 32 girls and 1,341 boys in the UK and 113 girls and 204 boys in the US.

How popular is Ronnie in the UK?

Rank in 2025
43rd among boys
Babies in 2025
1,341 about 1 in 220 boys
Five-year trend
Steady up 15% in five years
Same name in a class
6.1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 1,341 boys in the UK were named Ronnie, making it the 43rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 57th. 32 girls were also named Ronnie in 2025 (1,107th for girls).

2025 had the most boys named Ronnie of any year since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the boys named Ronnie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among boys in 2025, it was 39th in England and Wales, 111th in Scotland and 149th in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2014 (#86) and 2024 (#49).

1996Busiest: 1,341 in 20252025
Ronnie in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20251,341#43
20241,103#52
20231,255#49
20221,152#56
20211,326#53
20201,203#57
20191,018#65
20181,008#72
2017992#77
2016935#85
2015811#92
2014765#95
2013676#106
2012609#118
2011430#154
2010441#148
2009461#141
2008497#131
2007363#162
2006304#178
2005298#173
2004286#168
2003197#207
2002134#248
2001126#253
200098#311
199990#330
199892#311
199788#328
199672#355

How popular is Ronnie in the US?

Rank in 2025
1,064th among boys
Babies in 2025
204 about 1 in 8,400 boys
Five-year trend
Steady down 8% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 204 boys in the US were named Ronnie, making it the 1,064th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,064th. Its busiest year was 1947, with 6,110 boys. It first appears in the records in 1903. 113 girls were also named Ronnie in 2025 (1,777th for girls).

Half of all the boys named Ronnie in the US since 1880 were born between 1948 and 1969, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 245 boys in the US were given Ronnie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #877, up from #1,064 for this spelling alone.

In 1915, 67% of the babies named Ronnie in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 36%, with more boys than girls since 1927.

1903Busiest: 6,110 in 19472025
Ronnie in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025204#1,064
2024226#993
2023194#1,098
2022211#1,044
2021222#987
2020188#1,064
2019243#905
2018249#876
2017241#893
2016259#867
2015308#771
2014314#753
2013315#740
2012331#714
2011321#713
2010356#672
2009368#666
2008402#617
2007383#634
2006443#565
2005412#568
2004438#539
2003419#544
2002401#550
2001460#498
2000488#482
1999486#467
1998524#437
1997549#420
1996601#392
1995668#360
1994667#361
1993758#334
1992861#309
1991909#286
19901,025#262
1989973#260
19881,014#238
19871,039#227
19861,062#222
19851,128#214
19841,104#209
19831,191#199
19821,272#196
19811,370#181
19801,411#173
19791,520#163
19781,475#163
19771,546#156
19761,596#155
19751,631#151
19741,789#141
19731,895#136
19722,003#133
19712,300#135
19702,516#133
19692,413#127
19682,602#115
19672,707#114
19662,907#108
19653,146#107
19643,517#104
19633,819#101
19624,113#100
19614,624#91
19604,872#87
19595,474#76
19585,860#66
19575,778#73
19565,491#75
19554,969#80
19544,978#78
19534,970#79
19524,636#82
19514,530#82
19504,616#76
19495,235#64
19485,902#59
19476,110#61
19465,727#54
19453,651#67
19443,739#69
19433,826#71
19423,363#78
19412,848#79
19402,055#101
19391,826#109
19381,640#113
19371,287#128
19361,056#147
1935864#164
1934759#179
1933514#226
1932430#262
1931192#406
1930141#503
1929101#602
192864#818
192739#1,145
192627#1,404
192518#1,869
192423#1,628
192321#1,695
192224#1,545
192111#2,631
192022#1,642
191917#1,881
191810#2,698
191716#1,899
191610#2,542
191510#2,457
191413#1,771
19136#2,495
19128#1,884
191110#1,116
19100–
19090–
19085#1,372
19070–
19060–
19050–
19040–
19035#1,129

Nicknames for Ronnie

Names like Ronnie

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Reggie, Frankie, Teddy, Tommy, Freddie, Rory, Sonny, Bobby, Roman, Vinnie, Robin, Rowan

Other spellings of Ronnie

Ronny, Ronni

Names related to Ronnie

Ronan, Ronin, Roni, Rennie, Ronia, Rowanne, Ronen, Ronon

More Old Norse names

Freya, Ralph, Eric, Astrid, Colby, Rafe, Odin, Ralphie, Erik, Freyja, Erick, Bo, Ronald, Bjorn, Erica, Raife

Every Old Norse name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Ronnie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ronnie, updated 20 October 2026.