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Ronny

boy name
Origin
Scandinavian
Syllables
2
Peak era
1940s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

diminutive of Ronald, from Old Norse Rognvaldr, 'ruler's counselor'

The story

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Ronny around the world

One shared root links 6 names across 3 languages.

Shared root: from Germanic Raginwald, ragin "counsel" + wald "rule", reaching English as Norman Reynold and, through Norse Rognvaldr, Scottish Ronald

The constellation

RonnyEnglish · short formReginaldEnglishRonaldScottish

More branches

ReynoldFrench · related formRonEnglish · short formRonnieEnglish · short form

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1940s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ronny peaked in the 1940s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

2,725 people · the #4,144 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 76,923 · median age 31

1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Ronny living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 65 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Ronny

People given the name Ronny in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 1999. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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