Given name & surname
Ronell
“the king's advisor”
Ronell is a variant of Ronald. One interpretation is “the king's advisor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ronell is a variant of Ronald. One interpretation is “the king's advisor.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ronell is a variant of Ronald. An origin associated with Ronald is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1934. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Ronell is a variant of Ronald. The history of Ronald gives this family its wider story. Ronald was in use during the Middle Ages.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Ronell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,949
- 1,623 boys · 326 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 61 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,536 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −47%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,536 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 48 in 1976. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,408 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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