Ronan

#5,554 for girls in 2025, 22 births · #247 for boys in 2025, 1,406 births
Given to boys 98.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
2025 · 1,406 births
Debut · boys
10 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
20,679
since 1959

Ronan over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Ronan has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202010boysat peak
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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#5,55422#2471,406
2024#6,64217#2571,374
2023#7,64014#2901,149
2022#4,67129#2661,299
2021#6,17419#2741,258
2020#5,85020#2701,263
2019#5,98620#2681,346
2018#9,80610#2941,192
2017#6,80817#2961,194
2016#5,79622#3151,111
2015#8,00814#3351,029
2014#10,9559#366865
2013#13,1507#434668
2012#13,4837#457596
2011#13,3477#457584
2010#16,9925#508507
2009—#564470
2008#10,80710#507535
2007#17,6365#552466
2006#17,1685#599411
2005—#606372
2004—#643322
2003—#762232
2002—#824203
2001—#858187
2000—#1,009145
1999—#1,086123
1998—#1,70060
1997—#2,16440
1996—#2,59029
1995—#3,85416
1994—#3,91116
1993—#7,6386
1992—#4,11414
1991—#4,76011
1990—#6,4157
1989—#4,27112
1988—#5,2008
1987—#4,5739
1986—#4,4579
1985—#5,1477
1984—#5,5616
1983—#6,2385
1982—#3,48212
1981—#6,2625
1980—#3,61511
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1976—#4,9356
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1973—#5,1015
1972—#3,9637
1971—#3,6588
1970—#4,2306
1969—#3,9356
1968—#3,6736
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1965—#3,2447
1964—#3,6016
1963—#3,0448
1962—#3,3057
1961—#3,3567
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First appearance
1959

The first year at least five boys were named Ronan! It came in at #2,663, and was given to 10 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1960, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Ronan is popular in 2010

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #206 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 690 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Ronan, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ronan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #193 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 836 boysNHWashington: #260 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,112 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Ronan, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ronan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ronan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #338 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,847 boysMNIllinois: #507 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 3,325 boysILWisconsin: #440 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,776 boysWIMichigan: #583 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,016 boysMINew York: #458 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 3,125 boysNYMassachusetts: #170 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 834 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ronan, so not publishedRIOregon: #238 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 964 boysORNevada: #406 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,279 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ronan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ronan, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Ronan, so not publishedIAIndiana: #777 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,025 boysINOhio: #635 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 5,044 boysOHPennsylvania: #349 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,346 boysPANew Jersey: #703 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,350 boysNJConnecticut: #380 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,445 boysCTCalifornia: #442 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 3,293 boysCAUtah: #374 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,839 boysUTColorado: #361 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,834 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ronan, so not publishedNEMissouri: #704 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,445 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Ronan, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ronan, so not publishedWVVirginia: #533 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,778 boysVAMaryland: #343 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,880 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ronan, so not publishedDEArizona: #491 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,107 boysAZNew Mexico: #400 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,004 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ronan, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ronan, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Ronan, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #689 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,156 boysNCSouth Carolina: #512 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,007 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ronan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #577 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,429 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Ronan, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Ronan, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Ronan, so not publishedALGeorgia: #817 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,210 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ronan, so not publishedHITexas: #940 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 8,931 boysTXFlorida: #876 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 7,126 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Massachusetts#170 · 1 in 834
  2. New Hampshire#193 · 1 in 836
  3. Alaska#206 · 1 in 690
  4. Oregon#238 · 1 in 964
  5. Washington#260 · 1 in 1,112

Best ever in a state: #58 in Vermont, 2024.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#170361 in 834
New Hampshire#19361 in 836
Alaska#20651 in 690
Oregon#238191 in 964
Washington#260321 in 1,112
Minnesota#338151 in 1,847
Maryland#343151 in 1,880
Pennsylvania#349261 in 2,346
Colorado#361151 in 1,834
Utah#374121 in 1,839
Connecticut#38061 in 2,445
New Mexico#40051 in 2,004
Nevada#40661 in 2,279
Wisconsin#440101 in 2,776
California#442711 in 3,293
New York#458341 in 3,125
Arizona#491121 in 3,107
Illinois#507211 in 3,325
South Carolina#51271 in 3,007
Virginia#533111 in 3,778
Oklahoma#57761 in 3,429
Michigan#583121 in 4,016
Ohio#635121 in 5,044
North Carolina#689101 in 5,156
New Jersey#70381 in 5,350
Missouri#70461 in 5,445
Indiana#77761 in 6,025
Georgia#81791 in 6,210
Florida#876131 in 7,126
Texas#940201 in 8,931
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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 Ronan
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 10 spots since 2024 (#257 → #247)
  • 23 spots since 2020 (#270 → #247)
  • 88 spots since 2015 (#335 → #247)
  • Biggest jump: 151 spots in 2001 (#1,009 → #858)
  • Biggest drop: 57 spots in 2009 (#507 → #564)
Rise & fade · boys
66 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1959
  • Peaked 2025 at #247 (1,406 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 25 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 25 yrs · run 2001–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,215
  • Highest: 1 in 1,215 boys born in 2025 were named Ronan (0.08%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 44.0% of all boys named Ronan (9,092) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s10#2,663 (1959)#2,663
1960s47#3,044 (1963)#3,451
1970s32#3,658 (1971)#4,377
1980s84#3,482 (1982)#4,881
1990s322#1,086 (1999)#3,823
2000s3,343#507 (2008)#692
2010s9,092#268 (2019)#373
2020s7,749#247 (2025)#267

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.

Ronan in 2010

girls
#16,992
5 births · 1 in 355,519 girls
boys
#508
507 births · 1 in 3,784 boys

Top girls' names in 2010

  1. #1Isabella22,936
  2. #2Sophia20,656
  3. #3Emma17,366
  4. #4Olivia17,040
  5. #5Ava15,444
  6. #6Emily14,281
  7. #7Abigail14,257
  8. #8Madison13,196
  9. #9Chloe11,765
  10. #10Mia10,650
  11. #16,992Ronan5

Top boys' names in 2010

  1. #1Jacob22,157
  2. #2Ethan18,020
  3. #3Michael17,387
  4. #4Jayden17,203
  5. #5William17,072
  6. #6Alexander16,769
  7. #7Noah16,481
  8. #8Daniel15,869
  9. #9Aiden15,547
  10. #10Anthony15,511
  11. #508Ronan507
More about 2010

girls

1,777,595 girls got a published name in 2010; 1 in 355,519 of them was named Ronan, which outranked 14.4% of the 19,841 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ronan
  1. #14,959Zynae6
  2. #14,959Zyriyah6
  3. #14,959Zyyanna6
  4. #16,992Ronan5
  5. #16,992Aaditri5
  6. #16,992Aalaya5
  7. #16,992Aaliayah5

Tied with 2,849 names at #16,992; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2009
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,433Tenley#2,892 → #459
  2. ↑ 2,126Elin#2,852 → #726
  3. ↑ 664Jordynn#1,353 → #689
  4. ↑ 623Kynlee#1,509 → #886
  5. ↑ 513Farrah#1,063 → #550
Fallers
  1. ↓ 502Calleigh#834 → #1,336
  2. ↓ 491Marely#851 → #1,342
  3. ↓ 477Analia#331 → #808
  4. ↓ 417Destiney#900 → #1,317
  5. ↓ 326Dayanara#810 → #1,136

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

boys

1,918,676 boys got a published name in 2010; 1 in 3,784 of them was named Ronan, which outranked 96.4% of the 14,270 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ronan
  1. #505Franklin510
  2. #505Muhammad510
  3. #507Maverick509
  4. #508Ronan507
  5. #509Amare505
  6. #510Roger504
  7. #511Eddie503
Biggest movers since 2009
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,631Bentlee#3,476 → #845
  2. ↑ 1,735Jencarlos#2,663 → #928
  3. ↑ 1,536Bently#2,203 → #667
  4. ↑ 940Callen#1,638 → #698
  5. ↑ 892Bode#1,665 → #773
Fallers
  1. ↓ 314Dereon#953 → #1,267
  2. ↓ 290Aaden#271 → #561
  3. ↓ 248Landin#935 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 229Rigoberto#920 → #1,149
  5. ↓ 191Dillan#793 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 2010 →