Given name
Ronalee
“from the rough island”
Ronalee is a variant of Rona. One Scottish interpretation is “from the rough island.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ronalee is a variant of Rona. One Scottish interpretation is “from the rough island.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1939. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ronalee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 215
- 0 boys · 215 girls
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 1986. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 1963. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 273 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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