Ronit
Masculine · “song”
Ronit is given to both — 554 boys and 341 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Ronit is a two-syllable name with two separate lives. In Israel it is a familiar girl's name from a Hebrew word for song; in India it is a boy's name. In America it has been given mostly to boys, and to some girls.
How old is the name Ronit?
Ronit first appears in US birth records in 1998 — 27 years ago. The typical Ronit alive today was born around 2008, making them about 17 years old. About 500 people named Ronit are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Ronit most popular?
Ronit peaked in 2002, reaching #2224 nationally. See the whole 2002 chart.
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Where it comes from
From ron to Ronit
The story of Ronit
Modern Hebrew made many names from words of joy and song, and Ronit, a feminine built on ron, song, became one of the most common Israeli girls' names. In India, Ronit is a boy's name, carried for example by the actor Ronit Roy, and it came to America with Indian families. The same five letters thus arrived as a daughter's name from one country and a son's from another, and the record keeps them together.
Meaningscholars disagree
song, joy, in Hebrew
In Hebrew, Ronit is a girl's name from ron, joyful song. In India, Ronit is a modern boy's name whose origin is less clear. The American record does not say which road a family took.
How the name formed
- ron
- Ronit
Related forms: Ronit
Pronouncing Ronit
roh-NEET
In Hebrew, stress on the second syllable. Indian families often say ROH-nit.
Nicknames for Ronit
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1998
- Most boys named
- 200247 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2224reached in 2002
- Change vs 2022
- −46.2%7 in 2024, from 13
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Ronit in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Ronit in Hebrew — same name
Ronits among us
people named Ronit are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Ronit sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is short and has a lovely meaning in Hebrew.
- It works across several cultures.
- Israelis will hear a girl's name; Indians will hear a boy's.
- It leans to boys in the American record; a girl named Ronit may be taken for a boy on paper here and a boy for a girl in Israel.
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Frequently asked
- How many Ronits are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Ronit are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Ronit in 2025?
- Ronit is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Ronit with classmates?
- Ronit will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More R names
The most-given names starting with R, all years combined.
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