Meaning of the nameRonnie

Ronnie is a spelling of the name Ronie, which means “English diminutive of Ronald, from Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr ('counsel' and 'power')”.

Meaning

“English diminutive of Ronald, from Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr ('counsel' and 'power')”

Source: Wiktionary: Ronnie · Wiktionary: Ronald

People (2022): 1,801
Rank in Brazil: #5,508
Median age: 43 years
2010 Census: 1,369; people

Ronnie in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ronnie, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (686 people).

0 women 1,784 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 Ronnie is most common

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

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	430	0.001%
Minas Gerais	324	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	157	0.001%
Paraná	96	0.001%
Bahia	84	0.001%
Goiás	74	0.001%
Espírito Santo	59	0.002%
Distrito Federal	55	0.002%
Santa Catarina	54	0.001%
Pernambuco	51	0.001%
Amazonas	47	0.001%
Pará	41	0.001%
Ceará	39	0.000%
Maranhão	33	0.001%
Mato Grosso	32	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	31	0.001%
Paraíba	28	0.001%
Sergipe	26	0.001%
Tocantins	25	0.002%
Piauí	22	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	21	0.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul	21	0.001%
Alagoas	18	0.001%

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

The spelling Ronnie

The English spelling, with nn; in English, it is also a diminutive of Veronica, according to Wiktionary.

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.

Other spellings of Ronie

Spelling	People (2022)
Ronie	2,886
Ronnie	1,801

Sources

Wiktionary: Ronnie · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Wiktionary: Ronald · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Ronnie · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Ronald · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Ronnie · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Ronnie · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Ronnie

What does the name Ronnie mean?

Ronnie means “English diminutive of Ronald, from Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr ('counsel' and 'power')”, according to Wiktionary.

How many people are named Ronnie in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,801 people with the first name Ronnie, which ranks it number 5,508 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

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

Ronnie is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,784 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Ronnie?

Ronnie is a name of English and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Ronnie most common?

Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.002% of the state's population is named Ronnie (324 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Ronnie?

Ronie. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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