Meaning of the nameRoney
- Male
- Ro-ney
Roney is a spelling of the name Ronei.
Meaning
The meaning of Roney is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 7,403
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,093
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,546
- people
Roney in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Roney, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (2,139 people).
68 women 7,335 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Roney is most common
States with the highest share of people named Roney in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.013%
- Minas Gerais 0.009%
- Espírito Santo 0.007%
- Tocantins 0.007%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 1,745 | 0.009% |
| São Paulo | 1,117 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 529 | 0.013% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 506 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 414 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 374 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 371 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 303 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 274 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 216 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 189 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 182 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 179 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 170 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 109 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 104 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 80 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 78 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 73 | 0.009% |
| Piauí | 72 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 62 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 50 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 50 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 47 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 46 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 34 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 29 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Roney
It swaps the final -i for -y. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
About the name Ronei
The origin of Ronei is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) groups Ronei, Roney, Ronney, Ronnei and Rhoney as spellings of the same name. The ending -nei/-ney is the same as in Rodinei, Robnei and Valdinei, which the dictionary's Morfemário includes among the names formed with this element, linking it to the French Ney and, further back, to the German neu, 'new'. The name is almost always male and had the most records among people born in the 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 12,272 people named Ronei, with a median age of 37.
Other spellings of Ronei
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Ronei | 12,272 |
| Roney | 7,403 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ronei · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Roney · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Roney
What does the name Roney mean?
The meaning of Roney is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Roney in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,403 people with the first name Roney, which ranks it number 2,093 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Roney a boy's or a girl's name?
Roney is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 68 women and 7,335 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Roney most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.013% of the state's population is named Roney (529 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Roney?
Ronei. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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