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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202014boysat 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 2014

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #222 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 704 boysAKMaine: 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: #403 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,017 boysWAIdaho: #397 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,668 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #418 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,547 boysMNIllinois: #469 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,887 boysILWisconsin: #506 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,045 boysWIMichigan: #604 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,072 boysMINew York: #760 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 5,708 boysNYMassachusetts: #358 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,301 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedRIOregon: #393 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,835 boysORNevada: #327 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,500 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: #536 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,286 boysINOhio: #831 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,698 boysOHPennsylvania: #653 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 5,065 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #474 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 3,212 boysCAUtah: #470 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,392 boysUTColorado: #359 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,706 boysCONebraska: #434 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,074 boysNEMissouri: #423 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,311 boysMOKentucky: #494 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,182 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedWVVirginia: #391 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,227 boysVAMaryland: #403 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,352 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedDEArizona: #359 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,790 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedNMKansas: #565 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,162 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ronin, so not publishedARTennessee: #504 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,023 boysTNNorth Carolina: #883 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,386 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: #759 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,501 boysGAHawaii: #157 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 525 boysHITexas: #652 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 4,664 boysTXFlorida: #626 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 4,174 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#157 · 1 in 525
  2. Alaska#222 · 1 in 704
  3. Nevada#327 · 1 in 1,500
  4. Massachusetts#358 · 1 in 2,301
  5. Colorado#359 · 1 in 1,706

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#15791 in 525
Alaska#22251 in 704
Nevada#32791 in 1,500
Massachusetts#358131 in 2,301
Arizona#359211 in 1,790
Colorado#359161 in 1,706
Virginia#391191 in 2,227
Oregon#393101 in 1,835
Idaho#39751 in 1,668
Maryland#403121 in 2,352
Washington#403181 in 2,017
Minnesota#418111 in 2,547
Missouri#423141 in 2,311
Nebraska#43451 in 2,074
Illinois#469231 in 2,887
Utah#47091 in 2,392
California#474721 in 3,212
Kentucky#49471 in 3,182
Tennessee#504121 in 3,023
Wisconsin#50691 in 3,045
Indiana#536111 in 3,286
Kansas#56551 in 3,162
Michigan#604121 in 4,072
Florida#626231 in 4,174
Texas#652401 in 4,664
Pennsylvania#653121 in 5,065
Georgia#759101 in 5,501
New York#760181 in 5,708
Ohio#83191 in 6,698
North Carolina#88371 in 7,386
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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 2014

girls
#10,955
9 births · 1 in 198,484 girls
boys
#555
497 births · 1 in 3,865 boys

Top girls' names in 2014

  1. #1Emma20,970
  2. #2Olivia19,840
  3. #3Sophia18,644
  4. #4Isabella17,136
  5. #5Ava15,727
  6. #6Mia13,534
  7. #7Emily12,670
  8. #8Abigail12,114
  9. #9Madison10,333
  10. #10Charlotte10,123
  11. #10,955Ronin9

Top boys' names in 2014

  1. #1Noah19,344
  2. #2Liam18,488
  3. #3Mason17,225
  4. #4Jacob16,923
  5. #5William16,851
  6. #6Ethan15,749
  7. #7Michael15,505
  8. #8Alexander15,449
  9. #9James14,464
  10. #10Daniel13,961
  11. #555Ronin497
More about 2014

girls

1,786,355 girls got a published name in 2014; 1 in 198,484 of them was named Ronin, which outranked 43.0% of the 19,232 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ronin
  1. #10,129Zully10
  2. #10,129Zulma10
  3. #10,129Zurii10
  4. #10,955Ronin9
  5. #10,955Aabha9
  6. #10,955Aakriti9
  7. #10,955Aala9
  8. #11,931Aailyah8
  9. #11,931Aaleigha8
  10. #11,931Aaliyana8

Tied with 975 names at #10,955; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2013
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,632Aranza#4,243 → #611
  2. ↑ 576Montserrat#1,148 → #572
  3. ↑ 573Monserrat#1,165 → #592
  4. ↑ 463Maisie#1,116 → #653
  5. ↑ 419Ariadne#1,220 → #801
Fallers
  1. ↓ 401Miley#386 → #787
  2. ↓ 345Karly#988 → #1,333
  3. ↓ 318Britney#838 → #1,156
  4. ↓ 239Kaya#761 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 235Rihanna#938 → #1,173

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

boys

1,920,871 boys got a published name in 2014; 1 in 3,865 of them was named Ronin, which outranked 96.1% of the 14,081 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ronin
  1. #552Brayan498
  2. #552Jaxen498
  3. #552Nasir498
  4. #555Ronin497
  5. #555Boston497
  6. #557Nikolas495
  7. #557Talon495
  8. #559Leonidas494

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

Biggest movers since 2013
Risers
  1. ↑ 645Bode#1,427 → #782
  2. ↑ 624Axl#1,459 → #835
  3. ↑ 427Gannon#841 → #414
  4. ↑ 326Bodie#1,305 → #979
  5. ↑ 316Royal#886 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 291Bently#897 → #1,188
  2. ↓ 261Damion#849 → #1,110
  3. ↓ 249Amare#598 → #847
  4. ↓ 241Isiah#816 → #1,057
  5. ↓ 241Jesiah#999 → #1,240

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

See the top 100 for 2014 →