Ronin

#6,546 for girls in 2025, 17 births · #504 for boys in 2025, 600 births
Given to boys 97.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
2020 · 790 births
Debut · boys
10 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
10,272
since 1998

Ronin over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Ronin has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202009boysat 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#6,54617#504600
2024#7,96713#495624
2023#12,1977#474641
2022#6,70717#422758
2021#5,57322#438710
2020#5,31423#390790
2019#6,17619#461650
2018#6,79217#455656
2017#7,44215#514563
2016#9,41111#508590
2015#11,8358#486606
2014#10,9559#555497
2013#16,5475#770291
2012#16,8695#766298
2011#12,1538#802274
2010—#851249
2009#10,67910#812273
2008#15,4056#799274
2007#17,6365#981200
2006#17,1685#1,003183
2005—#1,315115
2004—#1,359107
2003—#1,68773
2002—#1,88859
2001—#1,96055
2000—#1,78261
1999—#1,64265
1998—#5,84010
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First appearance
1998

The first year at least five boys were named Ronin! It came in at #5,840, and was given to 10 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1998, when fewer than 11 boys a year got the name.

Where Ronin is popular in 2009

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedNHWashington: #566 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,696 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #489 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,245 boysMNIllinois: #667 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,837 boysILWisconsin: #478 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,189 boysWIMichigan: #700 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,484 boysMINew York: #1,057 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 9,792 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedRIOregon: #376 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,932 boysORNevada: #330 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,595 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #1,128 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 12,424 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #674 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 6,054 boysCAUtah: #613 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,831 boysUTColorado: #426 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,395 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedWVVirginia: #470 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,011 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedDEArizona: #648 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,992 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #980 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,973 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedALGeorgia: #1,124 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,837 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedHITexas: #975 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 9,814 boysTXFlorida: #698 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 5,294 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nevada#330 · 1 in 1,595
  2. Oregon#376 · 1 in 1,932
  3. Colorado#426 · 1 in 2,395
  4. Virginia#470 · 1 in 3,011
  5. Wisconsin#478 · 1 in 3,189

Best ever in a state: #109 in Alaska, 2021.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#33091 in 1,595
Oregon#376101 in 1,932
Colorado#426121 in 2,395
Virginia#470141 in 3,011
Wisconsin#47891 in 3,189
Minnesota#48991 in 3,245
Washington#566101 in 3,696
Utah#61361 in 3,831
Arizona#64881 in 4,992
Illinois#667151 in 4,837
California#674401 in 6,054
Florida#698181 in 5,294
Michigan#70091 in 5,484
Texas#975191 in 9,814
North Carolina#98061 in 8,973
New York#1,057111 in 9,792
Georgia#1,12461 in 9,837
Pennsylvania#1,12851 in 12,424
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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 Ronin
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 9 spots since 2024 (#495 → #504)
  • 114 spots since 2020 (#390 → #504)
  • 18 spots since 2015 (#486 → #504)
  • Biggest jump: 215 spots in 2014 (#770 → #555)
  • Biggest drop: 52 spots in 2023 (#422 → #474)
Rise & fade · boys
22 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1998
  • Peaked 2020 at #390 (790 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 19 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 19 yrs · run 2007–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,185
  • Highest: 1 in 2,185 boys born in 2020 were named Ronin (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,847 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 45.5% of all boys named Ronin (4,674) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1990s75#1,642 (1999)#3,741
2000s1,400#799 (2008)#1,359
2010s4,674#455 (2018)#617
2020s4,123#390 (2020)#454

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.

Ronin in 2009

girls
#10,679
10 births · 1 in 183,711 girls
boys
#812
273 births · 1 in 7,266 boys

Top girls' names in 2009

  1. #1Isabella22,321
  2. #2Emma17,910
  3. #3Olivia17,444
  4. #4Sophia16,951
  5. #5Ava15,877
  6. #6Emily15,366
  7. #7Madison15,257
  8. #8Abigail14,401
  9. #9Chloe11,922
  10. #10Mia11,438
  11. #10,679Ronin10

Top boys' names in 2009

  1. #1Jacob21,204
  2. #2Ethan19,858
  3. #3Michael18,964
  4. #4Alexander18,254
  5. #5William17,937
  6. #6Joshua17,671
  7. #7Daniel17,564
  8. #8Jayden17,316
  9. #9Noah17,262
  10. #10Christopher16,368
  11. #812Ronin273
More about 2009

girls

1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 183,711 of them was named Ronin, which outranked 47.1% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ronin
  1. #9,975Zyann11
  2. #9,975Zyara11
  3. #9,975Zykerria11
  4. #10,679Ronin10
  5. #10,679Aalaya10
  6. #10,679Aaliyan10
  7. #10,679Aaria10
  8. #11,459Aaira9
  9. #11,459Aamirah9
  10. #11,459Aarionna9

Tied with 779 names at #10,679; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,137Taraji#5,013 → #876
  2. ↑ 2,107Bristol#2,773 → #666
  3. ↑ 836Analia#1,167 → #331
  4. ↑ 773Harlow#1,677 → #904
  5. ↑ 610Maliah#1,405 → #795
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,450Dayami#754 → #2,204
  2. ↓ 953Mareli#723 → #1,676
  3. ↓ 773Mylie#839 → #1,612
  4. ↓ 517Marely#334 → #851
  5. ↓ 515Hillary#722 → #1,237

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

boys

1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 7,266 of them was named Ronin, which outranked 94.4% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ronin
  1. #809Ean275
  2. #809Gaige275
  3. #811Deangelo274
  4. #812Ronin273
  5. #812Branson273
  6. #812Jaidyn273
  7. #812Niko273
  8. #816Aarav270
  9. #816Cael270
  10. #816Chaim270

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

Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 951Knox#1,655 → #704
  2. ↑ 510Kellan#1,133 → #623
  3. ↑ 462Jaxen#1,329 → #867
  4. ↑ 422Bentley#936 → #514
  5. ↑ 354Archer#1,037 → #683
Fallers
  1. ↓ 493Yurem#995 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 222Cordell#786 → #1,008
  3. ↓ 212Shamar#926 → #1,138
  4. ↓ 201Trevin#797 → #998
  5. ↓ 198Glenn#865 → #1,063

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

See the top 100 for 2009 →