Roniya
A feminine name of Indian origin meaning "night star".
Name Census estimates that about 216 living Americans carry the first name Roniya. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Roniya today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Roniya births was 2007 (23 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Roniya. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
216
~ 1 in 1,586,826 Americans
Peak year
2007
23 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2020 SSA rank
#11,921
Tracked since 2000
Census
Roniya in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 178 people with the first name Roniya, which placed it at #41,266 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#41,266
National first-name rank
People counted
178
178 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
82.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Roniya
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Roniya is Black at 82.6%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.6%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (5.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Roniya described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Roniya at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American82.6% · 147
- Two or more races5.6% · 10
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.1% · 9
- Hispanic or Latino3.9% · 7
- White2.8% · 5
Popularity
Roniya: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Roniya from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 116 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Roniya by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Roniya during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Roniyas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Roniya
The given name Roniya has its origins in the Sanskrit language, with roots dating back to ancient India. It is derived from the Sanskrit word "rohin," which means "the rising sun" or "the dawn." This name carries connotations of new beginnings, radiance, and warmth.
In ancient Hindu texts, Rohin is also the name of one of the 27 nakshatras, or lunar mansions, in the Hindu astrological system. The nakshatra Rohin is associated with fertility, prosperity, and good fortune, further adding to the positive symbolism of the name Roniya.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Roniya can be traced back to the Gupta Empire, which ruled over a significant portion of the Indian subcontinent from the 4th to the 6th century CE. During this period, the name was particularly popular among the upper echelons of society, including the royal families and aristocracy.
One of the most notable historical figures with the name Roniya was Queen Roniya, the consort of King Chandragupta II, who ruled the Gupta Empire from 375 to 415 CE. Queen Roniya was renowned for her patronage of the arts and her support for the flourishing of Hindu culture during her husband's reign.
Another prominent figure named Roniya was the 9th-century poet and scholar Roniya Bhatta, who hailed from the region of present-day Bihar in eastern India. Roniya Bhatta was a celebrated author of several literary works, including the renowned Sanskrit play "Viddhashalabhanjika."
In the 12th century, Roniya Pandeya, a renowned mathematician and astronomer from the city of Varanasi, made significant contributions to the field of mathematics. His treatise, "Ganitasara," is considered a seminal work in the study of algebra and trigonometry.
During the Mughal Empire, which ruled over much of the Indian subcontinent from the 16th to the 19th centuries, the name Roniya was also popular among the ruling elite. One notable figure from this period was Princess Roniya Begum, the daughter of Emperor Akbar, who was renowned for her beauty, intelligence, and patronage of the arts.
In more recent times, the name Roniya has been carried by several prominent figures in various fields, including the Indian classical dancer and choreographer Roniya Naidu, who was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri, one of India's highest civilian honors, in 2013.
People
Roniya + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Roniya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Roniya: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Roniya?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 216 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Roniya going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,586,826 US residents.
Is Roniya a common name?
We classify Roniya as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 218 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Roniya most popular?
The single biggest year for Roniya was 2007, when 23 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Roniya is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Roniya in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 178 people with the name Roniya, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #41,266 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Roniya in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Roniya?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Roniya appears almost entirely female. Of the 186 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Roniya?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Roniya is Black at 82.6%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.6%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (5.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Roniya most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Roniya in the 2020 Census, accounting for 82.6% (147 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Roniya in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Roniya a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Roniya in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Roniya still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Roniya in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Roniya can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Roniya?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.