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How popular is the name Ronny?
Births per year, rank history and how many Ronnies are alive today.
Ronny (male) is a shortened form of the name Ronald. Although Ronny itself was given to 27 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 1093rd as a registered name), most Ronnies are registered as Ronald, which ranked 627th in 2025 with 59 babies.
Most people called Ronny are registered as Ronald, and share that name's profile: the Ronald you are most likely to meet is around 87 years old. Half of all Ronalds born in England and Wales are between 64 and 88, and there are at least 75,000 of them alive today. Only some Ronalds go by Ronny.
How many babies are named Ronny or Ronald each year?
Combined registrations of Ronald, Ronny. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Ronald rank as a registered name?
Where does Ronny rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Ronny short for Ronald?
Yes - Ronny is a shortened form of Ronald. Ronnies are usually registered as Ronald at birth.
When was the name Ronny most popular?
The full name Ronald peaked in 1924, when around 11,700 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Ronny itself peaked as a registered name in 2015, with 52 babies.
How many people are called Ronny?
There's no official count of people who go by Ronny, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 75,000 people registered as Ronald born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Ronny.
How old is the typical Ronny?
Most people called Ronny are registered as Ronald. Most living Ronalds are between 64 and 88; the most common age is about 87.
Is Ronny becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1924 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.