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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1959 · 1,875 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 36,362since 1919
Ron over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Ron has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #4,249 | 24 | |
| 2024 | — | #3,605 | 31 | |
| 2023 | — | #3,228 | 37 | |
| 2022 | — | #3,464 | 33 | |
| 2021 | — | #3,297 | 35 | |
| 2020 | — | #3,418 | 32 | |
| 2019 | — | #3,496 | 32 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,445 | 53 | |
| 2017 | — | #2,637 | 47 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,587 | 48 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,966 | 39 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,175 | 62 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,715 | 43 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,209 | 59 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,376 | 53 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,239 | 58 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,143 | 63 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,542 | 49 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,016 | 69 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,583 | 92 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,619 | 84 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,720 | 74 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,497 | 86 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,557 | 79 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,415 | 88 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,341 | 95 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,203 | 106 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,197 | 103 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,083 | 117 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,011 | 123 | |
| 1995 | — | #983 | 127 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,017 | 119 | |
| 1993 | — | #905 | 141 | |
| 1992 | — | #902 | 137 | |
| 1991 | — | #831 | 155 | |
| 1990 | — | #739 | 191 | |
| 1989 | — | #727 | 185 | |
| 1988 | — | #773 | 148 | |
| 1987 | — | #705 | 168 | |
| 1986 | — | #655 | 186 | |
| 1985 | — | #659 | 178 | |
| 1984 | — | #643 | 179 | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #637 | 180 |
| 1982 | — | #557 | 241 | |
| 1981 | — | #541 | 241 | |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 | #493 | 295 |
| 1979 | — | #495 | 281 | |
| 1978 | — | #492 | 270 | |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 | #457 | 309 |
| 1976 | — | #417 | 346 | |
| 1975 | #7,173 | 7 | #446 | 320 |
| 1974 | — | #398 | 377 | |
| 1973 | — | #380 | 410 | |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #345 | 499 |
| 1971 | #6,619 | 7 | #298 | 666 |
| 1970 | — | #270 | 785 | |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 | #230 | 1,003 |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #252 | 819 |
| 1967 | #4,982 | 8 | #241 | 841 |
| 1966 | — | #230 | 940 | |
| 1965 | — | #213 | 1,143 | |
| 1964 | — | #209 | 1,334 | |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #185 | 1,592 |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #178 | 1,709 |
| 1961 | — | #170 | 1,840 | |
| 1960 | — | #170 | 1,888 | |
| 1959 | — | #166 | 1,875 | |
| 1958 | — | #175 | 1,697 | |
| 1957 | — | #208 | 1,282 | |
| 1956 | — | #263 | 763 | |
| 1955 | — | #330 | 501 | |
| 1954 | — | #356 | 405 | |
| 1953 | — | #367 | 349 | |
| 1952 | — | #415 | 277 | |
| 1951 | — | #402 | 287 | |
| 1950 | — | #360 | 349 | |
| 1949 | — | #294 | 526 | |
| 1948 | — | #232 | 770 | |
| 1947 | — | #210 | 921 | |
| 1946 | — | #206 | 829 | |
| 1945 | — | #244 | 545 | |
| 1944 | — | #256 | 523 | |
| 1943 | — | #265 | 522 | |
| 1942 | — | #293 | 425 | |
| 1941 | — | #336 | 293 | |
| 1940 | — | #389 | 214 | |
| 1939 | — | #405 | 198 | |
| 1938 | — | #484 | 143 | |
| 1937 | — | #487 | 137 | |
| 1936 | — | #601 | 93 | |
| 1935 | — | #652 | 83 | |
| 1934 | — | #762 | 65 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,051 | 38 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,387 | 25 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,927 | 15 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,178 | 13 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,980 | 8 | |
| 1928 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | — | #3,451 | 7 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,725 | 10 | |
| 1925 | — | #3,741 | 6 | |
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| 1920 | — | #4,286 | 5 | |
| 1919 | — | #3,736 | 6 | |
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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 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Oregon#129 · 1 in 777
- Montana#140 · 1 in 718
- Washington#142 · 1 in 859
- Colorado#143 · 1 in 849
- Minnesota#158 · 1 in 1,481
Best ever in a state: #57 in Oregon, 1959.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | #129 | 23 | 1 in 777 |
| Montana | #140 | 11 | 1 in 718 |
| Washington | #142 | 37 | 1 in 859 |
| Colorado | #143 | 24 | 1 in 849 |
| Minnesota | #158 | 27 | 1 in 1,481 |
| Idaho | #163 | 8 | 1 in 906 |
| Michigan | #166 | 79 | 1 in 1,267 |
| California | #167 | 153 | 1 in 1,096 |
| Utah | #168 | 13 | 1 in 924 |
| South Dakota | #175 | 7 | 1 in 1,174 |
| Nebraska | #179 | 11 | 1 in 1,458 |
| Ohio | #189 | 63 | 1 in 1,836 |
| Wisconsin | #199 | 18 | 1 in 2,542 |
| Kansas | #210 | 15 | 1 in 1,651 |
| Connecticut | #229 | 7 | 1 in 3,532 |
| Indiana | #235 | 21 | 1 in 2,633 |
| Illinois | #237 | 42 | 1 in 2,674 |
| Iowa | #241 | 10 | 1 in 3,069 |
| Oklahoma | #245 | 11 | 1 in 2,258 |
| Missouri | #260 | 17 | 1 in 2,832 |
| New Mexico | #261 | 7 | 1 in 1,736 |
| Kentucky | #267 | 13 | 1 in 2,795 |
| Pennsylvania | #273 | 26 | 1 in 4,735 |
| Arizona | #317 | 5 | 1 in 2,831 |
| New Jersey | #348 | 8 | 1 in 7,368 |
| Tennessee | #406 | 6 | 1 in 6,828 |
| North Carolina | #442 | 8 | 1 in 6,937 |
| Georgia | #450 | 7 | 1 in 7,167 |
| New York | #479 | 16 | 1 in 11,017 |
| Florida | #520 | 5 | 1 in 9,438 |
| Texas | #528 | 19 | 1 in 6,520 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | #3,736 (1919) | #3,736 |
| 1920s | 36 | #2,725 (1926) | #3,437 |
| 1930s | 810 | #405 (1939) | #993 |
| 1940s | 5,568 | #206 (1946) | #273 |
| 1950s | 7,785 | #166 (1959) | #304 |
| 1960s | 13,109 | #170 (1960) | #208 |
| 1970s | 4,263 | #270 (1970) | #400 |
| 1980s | 2,001 | #493 (1980) | #639 |
| 1990s | 1,319 | #739 (1990) | #987 |
| 2000s | 779 | #1,341 (2000) | #1,743 |
| 2010s | 494 | #2,175 (2014) | #2,585 |
| 2020s | 192 | #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 1956
boys
#263
763 births · 1 in 2,772 boys
Top boys' names in 1956
More about 1956
boys
2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 2,772 of them was named Ron, which outranked 94.1% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Ron
Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.