Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Ronnell 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 1940. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ronnell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,544
- 2,361 boys · 183 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 75 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,731 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −60%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,731 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 64 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,748 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.
Ronnell’s family of names
Ronnell may belong to the same name family as Ronell. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Ronnell, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Donnell
“ruler of the world; a brown-haired warrior”
>99% boys
Roderick
Roderick has Germanic roots, with later Scottish and Welsh uses that follow different paths.
>99% boys
Rodrick
Rodrick is a masculine given name.
>99% boys
Robby
“one who is bright with fame”
>99% boys
Raffaele
“one who is healed by God” · “the divine healer”
>99% boys
Rodney
“from the famous one's island” · “from the island's clearing”
>99% boys
Joell
“Jehovah is God; God is willing”
>99% boys
Jameel
“a handsome man”
>99% boys