Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Rondell isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1926. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rondell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,865
- 2,798 boys · 67 girls
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 76 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #7,104 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,104 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 38.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 76 in 1988. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,010 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 79,015 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rondell’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Rondell, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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99% boys · 1% girls
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>99% boys