Given name & surname
Roni
“displaying her true image”·“song of Joy”
Roni is a variant of Ronni. In English use, Ronni carries the interpretation “displaying her true image.” Roni is a variant of Ron. One English interpretation is “song of Joy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Roni is a variant of Ronni. In English use, Ronni carries the interpretation “displaying her true image.” Roni is a variant of Ron. One English interpretation is “song of Joy.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Roni connects to the Ronald name family through Ron. An origin associated with Ronald is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Roni developed from Ronnie.
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. Roni connects to the Ronald name family through Ron. The history of Ronald gives this family its wider story. Ronald was in use during the Middle Ages.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Roni through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,529
- 822 boys · 4,707 girls
- Most popular year
- 1955
- 307 babies
- 2025
- 29
- #6,503 for girls · #7,573 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 39% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,503 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 35.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 295 in 1955. It also appeared in 11 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,857 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.
Roni’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Roni developed from the English form Ronnie. Roni has a related form in Ron. Roni has a related form in Ronni.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Roni
- Roni Bar-OnIsraeli politicianborn 1948
- Roni PorokaraFinnish footballerborn 1983
- Roni ShurukIsraeli footballerborn 1946
- Roni HornUS photographer and artist; (born 1955)
- Roni RemmeCanadian alpine ski racerborn 1996
- Roni PeiponenFinnish football player1997–2022
- RoniBrazilian footballerborn 1999
- Roni AlsheikhIsraeli intelligence officer and police commissionerborn 1963
- Roni DaloomiIsraeli singer-songwriter and actressborn 1991
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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