Ronja — Meaning, Origin, Pronunciation & Popularity

The meaning

A name that means "astrid lindgren ronja the robber's daughter foundational".

Ronja is from the Swedish Ronja — coined by Astrid Lindgren from the Finnish Lake Juronjaure. A modern American baby name in the broader Swedish-Nordic heritage aesthetic. Ronja is the foundational heroine of *Astrid Lindgren's Ronja Rövardotter** (Ronja the Robber's Daughter*, 1981) — widely considered one of the foundational late works of the most-celebrated Swedish children's author. The foundational novel was adapted into the iconic 1984 Swedish film by Tage Danielsson (Royal Film Performance UK 1986) and the foundational Ronja the Robber's Daughter Studio Ghibli-Polygon Pictures anime series (2014-2015) directed by Goro Miyazaki — one of the foundational works of modern Scandinavian children's literature. Foundational Swedish + Nordic feminine name; among the most-popular Swedish girls' names of the 2000s-2020s.

Featured throughout Nordic heritage.

Astrid Lindgren coined (Swedish). Foundational Ronja Rövardotter (1981) + Tage Danielsson 1984 film + Studio Ghibli-Polygon Pictures 2014-15 anime (Goro Miyazaki) + foundational modern Scandinavian children's literature.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Ronja

Transliteration: Ronja
Pronunciation: / ˈroʊn.jə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Ronja stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Ronja · last year

88 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

0

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Ronjas before her.

Real people

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In fiction

Ronja (Lindgren)

Astrid Lindgren's Robber's Daughter heroine 1981.

1981

Numerology

The number behind Ronja.

8

The Authority

Ronja reduces to eight.

Parents on Ronja

Why families chose this name.

"Lindgren Ronja. Five letters. Ronja."

Astrid · Mother of one · Stockholm

Ronja Ronja — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity