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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #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
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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 1977

  • 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: #390 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,312 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #351 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,754 boysMNIllinois: #467 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 5,424 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedWIMichigan: #440 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 6,433 boysMINew York: #459 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 5,165 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedIAIndiana: #447 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,743 boysINOhio: #476 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 7,748 boysOHPennsylvania: #453 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 8,243 boysPANew Jersey: #423 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,210 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #422 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 4,353 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedUTColorado: #334 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,269 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedWVVirginia: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #288 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,406 boysNCSouth Carolina: #272 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,068 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #236 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,317 boysDCOklahoma: #314 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,836 boysOKLouisiana: #246 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,435 boysLAMississippi: #375 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,196 boysMSAlabama: #472 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,360 boysALGeorgia: #330 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,704 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ron, so not publishedHITexas: #476 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 4,673 boysTXFlorida: #700 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,004 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#236 · 1 in 1,317
  2. Louisiana#246 · 1 in 1,435
  3. South Carolina#272 · 1 in 2,068
  4. North Carolina#288 · 1 in 2,406
  5. Oklahoma#314 · 1 in 2,836

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#23661 in 1,317
Louisiana#246231 in 1,435
South Carolina#272101 in 2,068
North Carolina#288161 in 2,406
Oklahoma#31471 in 2,836
Georgia#330141 in 2,704
Colorado#33461 in 3,269
Minnesota#35151 in 5,754
Mississippi#37561 in 3,196
Washington#39061 in 4,312
California#422381 in 4,353
New Jersey#42381 in 5,210
Michigan#440101 in 6,433
Indiana#44761 in 6,743
Pennsylvania#45391 in 8,243
New York#459221 in 5,165
Illinois#467151 in 5,424
Alabama#47251 in 5,360
Ohio#476101 in 7,748
Texas#476241 in 4,673
Florida#70051 in 10,004
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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 1977

girls
#7,567
7 births · 1 in 219,021 girls
boys
#457
309 births · 1 in 5,318 boys

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #7,567Ron7

Top boys' names in 1977

  1. #1Michael67,587
  2. #2Jason55,631
  3. #3Christopher46,721
  4. #4David40,515
  5. #5James40,040
  6. #6Robert34,214
  7. #7John34,195
  8. #8Brian32,492
  9. #9Matthew31,965
  10. #10Joseph26,483
  11. #457Ron309
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 219,021 of them was named Ron, which outranked 33.2% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ron
  1. #6,892Zoey8
  2. #6,892Zonia8
  3. #6,892Zorana8
  4. #7,567Ron7
  5. #7,567Adel7
  6. #7,567Adonna7
  7. #7,567Adora7
  8. #8,444Abagail6
  9. #8,444Abeer6
  10. #8,444Abigayle6

Tied with 876 names at #7,567; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,746Shawnte#2,486 → #740
  2. ↑ 1,077Jacklyn#2,060 → #983
  3. ↑ 775Talia#1,482 → #707
  4. ↑ 605Haley#1,047 → #442
  5. ↑ 576Raven#1,154 → #578
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,033Liberty#543 → #1,576
  2. ↓ 464Luciana#545 → #1,009
  3. ↓ 441Danyel#999 → #1,440
  4. ↓ 428Chaka#897 → #1,325
  5. ↓ 322Catina#861 → #1,183

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

boys

1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 5,318 of them was named Ron, which outranked 93.3% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ron
  1. #453Jess311
  2. #453Rashad311
  3. #456Derick310
  4. #457Ron309
  5. #457Ramiro309
  6. #459Ira306
  7. #460Esteban303
  8. #460Gavin303

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,102Lavar#5,587 → #485
  2. ↑ 4,753Kinte#5,587 → #834
  3. ↑ 969Jedidiah#1,873 → #904
  4. ↑ 811Conor#1,748 → #937
  5. ↑ 704Amin#1,608 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 427Jerimy#963 → #1,390
  2. ↓ 322Demetrios#990 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 246Nakia#790 → #1,036
  4. ↓ 244Baron#977 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 235Hakim#878 → #1,113

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

See the top 100 for 1977 →