Ron Boy
How popular is Ron?
#4,248 boy name in 2025
24 baby boys were named Ron in the US in 2025, making it the 4248th most popular boy name.
Ron popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,248 for boys (▼ 645 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 24 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-38% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,965 in 2015, #3,416 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1960 (1,888 boys) |
| Highest rank | #166 in 1959 |
| First recorded | 1919 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ron counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ron family of names ranked #2,631 for boys in 2025 (#2,510 the year before), with 35 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ron | 24 | 69% |
| Rone | 11 | 31% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ron is most popular
Babies named Ron per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (17 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Ron by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | #3,735 |
| 1920s | 36 | #2,723 |
| 1930s | 810 | #405 |
| 1940s | 5,568 | #206 |
| 1950s | 7,785 | #166 |
| 1960s | 13,109 | #170 |
| 1970s | 4,263 | #270 |
| 1980s | 2,001 | #493 |
| 1990s | 1,319 | #735 |
| 2000s | 779 | #1,338 |
| 2010s | 494 | #2,173 |
| 2020s | 192 | #3,226 |
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Questions
- Is Ron a boy or girl name?
- Ron is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ron were boys.
- How popular is the name Ron?
- 24 baby boys were named Ron in the US in 2025, making it the 4248th most popular boy name.
- When was Ron most popular?
- Ron peaked in 1960, when 1,888 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #166 in 1959.
- How many people are named Ron?
- 36,432 babies have been named Ron in the US since 1880. We estimate about 27,791 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 63.
- Where is Ron most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ron was most common in New York, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.