How Many People Are Named Ronnie Pedersen?

There are approximately 9 people named Ronnie Pedersen living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 38,083,815 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Ronnie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Pedersen. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 38,083,815 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Ronnie

Last Name

Pedersen

Ronnie: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ronnie. The peak year was 1947 with 6,381 births. The average person named Ronnie today is 61 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Ronnie

In the 2020 Census, the first name Ronnie was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (63.72%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (23.47%) and Hispanic (6.45%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Ronnie in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Ronnie rose or fell over time.

White

63.72%

Black

23.47%

Hispanic

6.45%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.10%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.19%

Two or More Races

3.08%

Ancestry of the Pedersen Surname

The surname Pedersen was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Pedersen in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

91.36%

Black

0.46%

Hispanic

3.34%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.93%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.46%

Two or More Races

3.45%

How we calculated this

The first name "Ronnie" has an estimated frequency of 0.0415% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Pedersen" appears at a rate of 6.58 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Ronnie are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 9 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Ronnie

Ronnie Smith Ronnie Johnson Ronnie Williams Ronnie Brown Ronnie Jones Ronnie Garcia Ronnie Barker Ronnie Corbett

Other people with the surname Pedersen

Michael Pedersen James Pedersen John Pedersen David Pedersen Robert Pedersen William Pedersen Christopher Pedersen Christian Pedersen

Ronnie Pedersen: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Ronnie Pedersen?

We estimate approximately 9 people named Ronnie Pedersen are alive in the United States today. The first name Ronnie is shared by 142,171 Americans, and the surname Pedersen is shared by 22,561.

How rare is the name Ronnie Pedersen?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 38,083,815 Americans. The first name Ronnie is common and the surname Pedersen is uncommon.

Is Ronnie a male or female name?

Ronnie is predominantly male, with 95.8% of bearers being male and 4.2% female. It peaked in popularity in 1947 and the average bearer today is 61 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Ronnie?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Ronnie was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (63.72%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (23.47%) and Hispanic (6.45%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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