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Meaning of the nameRonie

Ronie is a masculine name of uncertain origin; the spelling Ronnie, from the same group, is an English diminutive of Ronald.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,886 people named Ronie, the 3,996th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 40, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.

Meaning

The meaning of Ronie is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
2,886
Rank in Brazil
#3,996
Median age
40 years
2010 Census
2,833
people

Ronie in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ronie, 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 (966 people).

44 women 2,842 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 Ronie is most common

States with the highest share of people named Ronie in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Espírito Santo 0.003%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.002%
  3. Goiás 0.002%
  4. São Paulo 0.002%
  5. Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo8340.002%
Minas Gerais4540.002%
Rio de Janeiro2440.002%
Paraná1640.001%
Goiás1490.002%
Ceará1110.001%
Espírito Santo1090.003%
Bahia1020.001%
Santa Catarina940.001%
Rio Grande do Sul880.001%
Pará630.001%
Mato Grosso570.002%
Distrito Federal550.002%
Pernambuco450.001%
Piauí440.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul430.002%
Amazonas390.001%
Rondônia360.002%
Maranhão330.001%
Paraíba280.001%
Rio Grande do Norte280.001%
Sergipe200.001%
Tocantins200.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Ronie

Ronnie is, according to Wiktionary, a short form of Ronald or of Veronica with the diminutive suffix -ie, and Behind the Name gives it as a diminutive of those same names. Ronald is the anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Raghnall, from Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr, formed from elements that Wiktionary glosses as 'counsel' and 'power'. The origin of the spelling Ronie, with a single n, is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,886 people named Ronie and 1,801 named Ronnie. In both spellings, most were born between 1960 and 1989. Proportionally, Ronie is most common in Espírito Santo.

A spelling with a single n; it is the most common in the group.

Other spellings of Ronie

SpellingPeople (2022)
Ronie2,886
Ronnie1,801

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Ronnie · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Ronnie · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Ronie

What does the name Ronie mean?

The meaning of Ronie is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Ronie in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,886 people with the first name Ronie, which ranks it number 3,996 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Ronie a boy's or a girl's name?

Ronie is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 44 women and 2,842 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Ronie most common?

Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.003% of the state's population is named Ronie (109 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Ronie?

Ronnie. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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