Boy or Girl

Is Ronnell a boy or girl name?

Ronnell was mostly a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 7.2% of the 2,538 US babies named Ronnell were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
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Girl rank, 2024
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Babies named Ronnell since 1940
2,538
Most popular year
1971
75 babies
Babies named Ronnell each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Ronnell from 1940 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.02040608019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Ronnell, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1940s5300%
1950s1271711.8%
1960s1916124.2%
1970s4968013.9%
1980s506254.7%
1990s46000%
2000s29200%
2010s18600%
2020s4400%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20238#9,5680–
202212#7,1600–
202110#8,0440–
202014#6,2180–
201916#5,7460–
201812#7,0410–
201720#4,8970–
201629#3,7540–
201512#6,9980–
201414#6,2450–
201315#5,8660–
201218#5,2050–
201128#3,7700–
201022#4,4900–
200931#3,5320–
200823#4,3660–
200731#3,4920–
200628#3,6690–
200524#3,9180–
200431#3,2060–
200331#3,0980–
200230#3,0750–
200136#2,6720–
200027#3,2080–
199946#2,0900–
199839#2,3030–
199729#2,7350–
199628#2,7320–
199542#2,0170–
199444#1,9210–
199364#1,4700–
199254#1,6340–
199152#1,6280–
199062#1,4330–
198961#1,4070–
198863#1,3030–
198750#1,4610–
198653#1,3545#12,350
198534#1,7840–
198448#1,3810–
198344#1,4458#7,862
198247#1,3915#11,861
198157#1,2227#8,820
198049#1,3560–
197943#1,4317#8,750
197851#1,2708#7,469
197744#1,38813#5,141
197650#1,2370–
197556#1,13611#5,424
197454#1,1215#9,849
197339#1,3456#8,172
197242#1,3055#9,290
197162#1,04113#4,480
197055#1,11312#4,708
196925#1,6698#5,855
196823#1,6859#5,065
196721#1,74910#4,555
196614#2,2000–
196514#2,2505#7,301
196426#1,5725#7,583
196322#1,7369#4,827
196219#1,8909#4,793
196113#2,3940–
196014#2,2976#6,249
195921#1,7976#6,089
195811#2,6170–
195715#2,1786#5,942
195612#2,4760–
195512#2,4130–
195422#1,6620–
195310#2,6830–
19529#2,8435#6,248
19517#3,3070–
19508#2,9850–
19499#2,7670–
19489#2,7600–
194712#2,3380–
19468#2,8780–
19450–0–
19445#3,8310–
19435#3,9570–
19420–0–
19410–0–
19405#3,8500–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Ronnell reached #1,041 in 1971. As a girl name, it reached #4,480 in 1971. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Ronnell

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.