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Ronja

Invented by Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren, who based it on the middle portion of Juronjaure, the name of a lake in Sweden.

Usage languagesFinnish, Icelandic, Swedish
US rank (2023)#13,462

Meaning and history

Ronja is a name invented by Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren, who took it from the middle part of Juronjaure, the name of a lake in Sweden. She used it in her 1981 book Ronia the Robber's Daughter, with Ronia as the English translation.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20042004: no US SSA record for this spelling
2005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: 5 births, rank #17,504
20092009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
2011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
20142014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: no US SSA record for this spelling
2016: 9 births, rank #10,859
2017: 7 births, rank #12,713
2018: 7 births, rank #12,464
20192019: 7 births, rank #12,448
2020: 5 births, rank #15,088
2021: 6 births, rank #13,464
2022: no US SSA record for this spelling
20232023: 6 births, rank #13,462

In 2023, 6 babies were recorded with the name Ronja, ranking #13,462 among girls.

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