Ronny
Meaning
diminutive of Ronald, from Old Norse Rognvaldr, 'ruler's counselor'
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
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Popularity, 1890–2024
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
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.
The Ronny deep dive
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