Given name
Ronelle
“from the rough island”·“displaying her true image”
Ronelle is a variant of Rona. One Scottish interpretation is “from the rough island.” Ronelle is a variant of Ronni. In English use, Ronni carries the interpretation “displaying her true image.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ronelle is a variant of Rona. One Scottish interpretation is “from the rough island.” Ronelle is a variant of Ronni. In English use, Ronni carries the interpretation “displaying her true image.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1941. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ronelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 657
- 69 boys · 588 girls
- Most popular year
- 1967
- 24 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 5 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 24 in 1967. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 747 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.
Ronelle’s family of names
Ronelle has a related form in Rona. Ronelle has a related form in Ronni.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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