Meaning of the nameRoni
- Male
- Ro-ni
Roni is a male name of uncertain origin, also spelled Rony and Ronny; the latter spelling is, in English, a diminutive of Ronald.
Meaning
The meaning of Roni 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)
- 21,622
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,014
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 27,483
- people
Roni in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Roni, 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 (6,376 people).
455 women 21,167 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 Roni is most common
States with the highest share of people named Roni in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.026%
- Rondônia 0.020%
- Mato Grosso 0.018%
- Santa Catarina 0.017%
- Espírito Santo 0.016%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4,172 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,826 | 0.026% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,492 | 0.012% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,797 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 1,415 | 0.012% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,273 | 0.017% |
| Bahia | 990 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 960 | 0.014% |
| Pará | 942 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso | 645 | 0.018% |
| Espírito Santo | 628 | 0.016% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 449 | 0.016% |
| Maranhão | 396 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 388 | 0.010% |
| Ceará | 332 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 320 | 0.020% |
| Pernambuco | 279 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 255 | 0.009% |
| Tocantins | 186 | 0.012% |
| Alagoas | 139 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 137 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 131 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 119 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 117 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 87 | 0.012% |
| Roraima | 86 | 0.014% |
| Acre | 61 | 0.007% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Roni
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) groups Roni, Ronni, Ronny, Rony and Rhony as spellings of the same name. For Ronny, Wiktionary and Behind the Name indicate an English diminutive of Ronald, a name that Wiktionary links to the Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr, from rǫgn, 'counsel', and valdr, 'power'. The origin of the spellings Roni and Rony is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 21,622 people named Roni, with a median age of 38; proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
It is the most common spelling in the group and the one that gives its name to the entry in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
Other spellings of Roni
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Roni · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Roni
What does the name Roni mean?
The meaning of Roni 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 Roni in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 21,622 people with the first name Roni, which ranks it number 1,014 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Roni a boy's or a girl's name?
Roni is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 455 women and 21,167 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Roni most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.026% of the state's population is named Roni (2,826 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Roni?
Rony and Ronny. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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