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Ronan

boys’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Ronan is ranked 257th among boys in 2024 (1,370 births). Its best rank was 257th, in 2024.

Rank in 2024
#257up 33 from 2023
Births in 2024
1,3700.08% of boys
Peak year
20241,370 births
Best rank
#257in 2024
Since 1959
19,263people given the name
Babies named Ronan, by year of birthboys
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The story in the numbers

19,263 boys have been named Ronan in the United States since 1959, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 1,370 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2017, and the 2010s alone account for 47%. It has spent 24 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)
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By decade

Decadeboys named Ronan
1950s10
1960s47
1970s32
1980s84
1990s322
2000s3,343
2010s9,090
2020s6,335

In 2024, its biggest year

Ronan was the 257th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Ronan

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.