Ronny is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Ronny means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Ronny across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Ronny has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Ronny is a boy name of Norse origin meaning “ruler's counsel”. Diminutive of Ronald, from Old Norse Rognvaldr.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 15,045 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 728 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Ronny per year, United States (1927 to 2025). United States peaked in 1947 (438/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2015 (52/yr).
Ronny has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1947, when it ranked #707 nationally (given to 438 babies that year).
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