Ron

Last seen for girls in 1983 at #10,275 · #4,249 for boys in 2025, 24 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1959 · 1,875 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
36,362
since 1919

Ron over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Ron has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201945peak #166, 1959boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#4,24924
2024—#3,60531
2023—#3,22837
2022—#3,46433
2021—#3,29735
2020—#3,41832
2019—#3,49632
2018—#2,44553
2017—#2,63747
2016—#2,58748
2015—#2,96639
2014—#2,17562
2013—#2,71543
2012—#2,20959
2011—#2,37653
2010—#2,23958
2009—#2,14363
2008—#2,54249
2007—#2,01669
2006—#1,58392
2005—#1,61984
2004—#1,72074
2003—#1,49786
2002—#1,55779
2001—#1,41588
2000—#1,34195
1999—#1,203106
1998—#1,197103
1997—#1,083117
1996—#1,011123
1995—#983127
1994—#1,017119
1993—#905141
1992—#902137
1991—#831155
1990—#739191
1989—#727185
1988—#773148
1987—#705168
1986—#655186
1985—#659178
1984—#643179
1983#10,2755#637180
1982—#557241
1981—#541241
1980#8,1787#493295
1979—#495281
1978—#492270
1977#7,5677#457309
1976—#417346
1975#7,1737#446320
1974—#398377
1973—#380410
1972#8,2925#345499
1971#6,6197#298666
1970—#270785
1969#5,4568#2301,003
1968#6,2466#252819
1967#4,9828#241841
1966—#230940
1965—#2131,143
1964—#2091,334
1963#6,5925#1851,592
1962#6,5785#1781,709
1961—#1701,840
1960—#1701,888
1959—#1661,875
1958—#1751,697
1957—#2081,282
1956—#263763
1955—#330501
1954—#356405
1953—#367349
1952—#415277
1951—#402287
1950—#360349
1949—#294526
1948—#232770
1947—#210921
1946—#206829
1945—#244545
1944—#256523
1943—#265522
1942—#293425
1941—#336293
1940—#389214
1939—#405198
1938—#484143
1937—#487137
1936—#60193
1935—#65283
1934—#76265
1933—#1,05138
1932—#1,38725
1931—#1,92715
1930—#2,17813
1929—#2,9808
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1926—#2,72510
1925—#3,7416
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First appearance
1919

The first year at least five boys were named Ron! It came in at #3,736, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1920–1924, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Ron is popular in 1945

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedNHWashington: #85 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 435 boysWAIdaho: #85 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 331 boysIDMontana: #123 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 635 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedMNIllinois: #185 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,922 boysILWisconsin: #287 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,681 boysWIMichigan: #142 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,120 boysMINew York: #486 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 14,254 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedRIOregon: #89 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 445 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedNVWyoming: #100 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 412 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedSDIowa: #144 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 943 boysIAIndiana: #189 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,769 boysINOhio: #183 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,853 boysOHPennsylvania: #406 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 11,735 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #111 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 654 boysCAUtah: #144 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 790 boysUTColorado: #219 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,849 boysCONebraska: #134 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 789 boysNEMissouri: #268 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,164 boysMOKentucky: #356 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,595 boysKYWest Virginia: #317 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,657 boysWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedNMKansas: #170 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,171 boysKSArkansas: #336 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,754 boysARTennessee: #322 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,359 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #253 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,245 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedHITexas: #729 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 10,997 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Idaho#85 · 1 in 331
  2. Washington#85 · 1 in 435
  3. Oregon#89 · 1 in 445
  4. Wyoming#100 · 1 in 412
  5. California#111 · 1 in 654

Best ever in a state: #57 in Oregon, 1959.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#85141 in 331
Washington#85471 in 435
Oregon#89251 in 445
Wyoming#10051 in 412
California#1111351 in 654
Montana#12371 in 635
Nebraska#134141 in 789
Michigan#142471 in 1,120
Iowa#144221 in 943
Utah#14491 in 790
Kansas#170131 in 1,171
Ohio#183341 in 1,853
Illinois#185341 in 1,922
Indiana#189181 in 1,769
Colorado#21961 in 1,849
Oklahoma#25391 in 2,245
Missouri#268101 in 3,164
Wisconsin#28751 in 5,681
West Virginia#31751 in 3,657
Tennessee#32271 in 4,359
Arkansas#33651 in 3,754
Kentucky#35661 in 4,595
Pennsylvania#40671 in 11,735
New York#48681 in 14,254
Texas#72971 in 10,997
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Ron
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 644 spots since 2024 (#3,605 → #4,249)
  • 831 spots since 2020 (#3,418 → #4,249)
  • 1,283 spots since 2015 (#2,966 → #4,249)
  • Biggest jump: 289 spots in 1934 (#1,051 → #762)
  • Biggest drop: 112 spots in 1994 (#905 → #1,017)
Rise & fade · boys
40 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1919
  • Peaked 1959 at #166 (1,875 births)
  • Births halved by 1967, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 61 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 61 yrs · run 1934–1993
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,129
  • Highest: 1 in 1,129 boys born in 1960 were named Ron (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 71,170 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #166 in 1959, was only 1 in 1,138 (0.09%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 36.1% of all boys named Ron (13,109) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s6#3,736 (1919)#3,736
1920s36#2,725 (1926)#3,437
1930s810#405 (1939)#993
1940s5,568#206 (1946)#273
1950s7,785#166 (1959)#304
1960s13,109#170 (1960)#208
1970s4,263#270 (1970)#400
1980s2,001#493 (1980)#639
1990s1,319#739 (1990)#987
2000s779#1,341 (2000)#1,743
2010s494#2,175 (2014)#2,585
2020s192#3,228 (2023)#3,544

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Ron in 1945

boys
#244
545 births · 1 in 2,469 boys

Top boys' names in 1945

  1. #1James74,464
  2. #2Robert69,947
  3. #3John66,117
  4. #4William50,218
  5. #5Richard46,046
  6. #6David37,110
  7. #7Charles32,469
  8. #8Thomas31,874
  9. #9Michael29,902
  10. #10Ronald23,665
  11. #244Ron545
More about 1945

boys

1,345,855 boys got a published name in 1945; 1 in 2,469 of them was named Ron, which outranked 93.6% of the 3,783 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ron
  1. #241Alton553
  2. #242Chris551
  3. #242Rodger551
  4. #244Ron545
  5. #245Archie544
  6. #246Mack541
  7. #247Leland540
Biggest movers since 1944
Risers
  1. ↑ 527Delano#1,085 → #558
  2. ↑ 499Dane#1,235 → #736
  3. ↑ 385Eusebio#1,328 → #943
  4. ↑ 371Erick#1,235 → #864
  5. ↑ 311Gerardo#1,282 → #971
Fallers
  1. ↓ 479Joan#870 → #1,349
  2. ↓ 408Kit#841 → #1,249
  3. ↓ 392Llewellyn#935 → #1,327
  4. ↓ 361Valentine#888 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 321Hilario#906 → #1,227

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1945 →