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 [ 2 syll. ron-nie, ro-nn-ie ] The boy name Ronnie is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is RAANiy KEY. Ronnie is largely used in the English and Spanish languages, and it is derived from Hebrew and Old Norse origins. Ronnie is an English and Spanish pet form of the name Aaron (English, German, Hebrew, and Polish). Ronnie is also an English pet form of the name Ronald (English and Scottish). Ronnie is a classic favorite. Currently it is still a fairly popular baby name for boys, though not to the extent it was previously. The name's popularity jumped from the 1920s up to the 1940s; before that, it was of irregular use only. At the modest height of its usage in 1946, 0.346% of baby boys were given the name Ronnie. It ranked at #54 then. The baby name has since experienced a steep loss in popularity. In 2008, its usage was 0.018% and its ranking #618. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Ronnie, Aaron (English, German, Hebrew, and Polish) was the most popular. In 2008, it was used 21 times more than Ronnie. In the past century Ronnie has mostly been a boy name. In 1967, the name Ronnie was given to 24 times as many boys than girls. Baby names that sound like Ronnie include Ronny (English and Spanish), Raheem (English), Rahim (Arabic and Iranian), Rahman (Turkish), Raimon (English), Raini, Rama (Indian), Ramey (English), Rami (Arabic and Iranian), Ramin (Iranian), Ramon (Spanish), Ramone (English and Spanish), Ramón (Spanish), Ramy (English), Ranen (Hebrew), Ranon (Hebrew), Rayan (Arabic and Iranian), Raymon (English and Spanish), Rayno (Slavic), and Rayshawn (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Ronnie: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
