Roni
In Hebrew this is a name meaning my joy or my song; in English it also works as a short form of Veronica and Ronald.
Roni in 2025
Roni was given to 29 babies in the United States in 2025 — 11 boys and 18 girls, making it the 8,209th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 114,322 babies born.
The history of Roni
Roni reached its highest point in 1955, when 307 babies were given the name, ranking 928th that year.
Across the 87 years of records since 1939, 5,529 babies have been named Roni. Half of them were born before 1975, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Roni by decade
| Decade | Babies named Roni | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 7 | 6,093 |
| 1940s | 318 | 2,180 |
| 1950s | 989 | 928 |
| 1960s | 1,012 | 1,131 |
| 1970s | 811 | 2,025 |
| 1980s | 696 | 2,373 |
| 1990s | 577 | 3,102 |
| 2000s | 586 | 4,342 |
| 2010s | 361 | 5,823 |
| 2020s | 172 | 7,420 |
Where Roni is heading
Roni has fallen 6% over the past decade, from 31 babies in 2015 to 29 in 2025.
Names like Roni
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Roni.