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Roni

Roni: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“my song; my joy”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
ROH-nee · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (85% of all uses)

Roni is a Hebrew name from ron/rinah forms meaning 'song' or 'joy'; it can also be used as a nickname for names like Veronica. It is also found independently in Japanese usage with unrelated kanji-based meanings.

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How popular is Roni?

20249.9 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Roni in 202433

Peak year1955

Total US babies since 18805,500

Roni is steady now but far below its 1955 peak.

Names like Roni

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
  • Leahweary; uncertain · Hebrew

Roni questions

What does the name Roni mean?

Roni means "my song; my joy". It comes from Hebrew. Roni is a Hebrew name from ron/rinah forms meaning 'song' or 'joy'; it can also be used as a nickname for names like Veronica. It is also found independently in Japanese usage with unrelated kanji-based meanings.

Is Roni a boy or girl name?

Roni is mainly a girl's name in US records (85% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Roni?

33 US babies were named Roni in 2024. Its peak year was 1955.

How do you pronounce Roni?

Roni is usually pronounced ROH-nee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.