Ronnetta
Feminine variant of the name Ronald, which is of Old Norse origin meaning "ruler's counselor".
Name Census estimates that about 309 living Americans carry the first name Ronnetta. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Ronnetta today is around 49 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ronnetta births was 1982 (21 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ronnetta. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
309
~ 1 in 1,109,237 Americans
Peak year
1982
21 babies that year
Average age
49
years old
2000 SSA rank
#17,034
Tracked since 1957
Census
Ronnetta in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 307 people with the first name Ronnetta, which placed it at #29,019 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#29,019
National first-name rank
People counted
307
307 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
78.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ronnetta
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ronnetta is Black at 78.8%. The next largest groups are White (15.0%) and Two or More Races (3.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ronnetta described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Ronnetta at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American78.8% · 242
- White15.0% · 46
- Two or more races3.6% · 11
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 4
- Hispanic or Latino1.0% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 1
Popularity
Ronnetta: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ronnetta from the 1950s through to the 2000s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 130 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ronnetta by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ronnetta during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ronnettas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Ronnetta
The name Ronnetta has its origins in the English language and is a feminine form of the name Ronald. Ronald is derived from the Old Norse name Rögnvaldr, which means "ruler's counsellor" or "adviser to the ruler". The name was brought to England by the Normans after the Norman Conquest in 1066.
Ronnetta is a relatively modern name, with no known historical references or appearances in ancient texts or religious scriptures. The earliest recorded use of the name Ronnetta is from the late 19th century, but it did not gain widespread popularity until the 20th century.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Ronnetta was Ronnetta Moxley, an American educator born in 1901 in Missouri. She taught in rural schools in the Ozarks region and was known for her dedication to providing quality education to underprivileged children.
Another notable Ronnetta was Ronnetta Borden (1913-1995), an African American teacher and civil rights activist from Louisiana. She was actively involved in the fight for desegregation and equal rights during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
Ronnetta Stevenson (1923-2009) was a Canadian singer and actress who performed in various musical theatre productions and television shows throughout the mid-20th century. She was particularly known for her roles in the Canadian productions of the musicals "Guys and Dolls" and "The Pajama Game".
In the field of sports, Ronnetta Brown (born 1956) was a professional basketball player from the United States. She played in the Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL) and the Women's American Basketball Association (WABA) during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Finally, Ronnetta Thompson (born 1971) is an American author and motivational speaker. She has written several self-help books focused on personal growth, spiritual development, and overcoming adversity.
People
Ronnetta + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ronnetta: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ronnetta?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 309 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ronnetta going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,109,237 US residents.
Is Ronnetta a common name?
We classify Ronnetta as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 344 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ronnetta most popular?
The single biggest year for Ronnetta was 1982, when 21 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ronnetta is about 49 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ronnetta in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 307 people with the name Ronnetta, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #29,019 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Ronnetta in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Ronnetta?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ronnetta appears almost entirely female. Of the 308 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Ronnetta?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ronnetta is Black at 78.8%. The next largest groups are White (15.0%) and Two or More Races (3.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Ronnetta most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Ronnetta in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.8% (242 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ronnetta in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ronnetta a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ronnetta in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ronnetta still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ronnetta in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ronnetta can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Ronnetta?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Ronnetta, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.