Ronin Boy
How popular is Ronin?
#504 boy name in 2025
600 baby boys were named Ronin in the US in 2025, making it the 504th most popular boy name. Another 17 girls got the name (#6,545 for girls).
Ronin popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #504 for boys (▼ 9 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 600 boys, 17 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-1% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #486 in 2015, #390 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2020 (790 boys) |
| Highest rank | #390 in 2020 |
| First recorded | 1998 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ronin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ronan family of names ranked #181 for boys in 2025 (#187 the year before), with 2,176 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ronan | 1,406 | 65% |
| Ronin | 600 | 28% |
| Ronen | 153 | 7% |
| Ronon | 5 | 0% |
| Ronyn | 7 | 0% |
| Rohnan | 5 | 0% |
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 Ronin is most popular
Babies named Ronin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Ronin by decade
Boy names about as popular as Ronin
Questions
- Is Ronin a boy or girl name?
- Ronin is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Ronin were boys.
- How popular is the name Ronin?
- 600 baby boys were named Ronin in the US in 2025, making it the 504th most popular boy name. Another 17 girls got the name (#6,545 for girls).
- When was Ronin most popular?
- Ronin peaked in 2020, when 790 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #390 in 2020.
- How many people are named Ronin?
- 10,494 babies have been named Ronin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 10,428 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is Ronin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ronin was most common in Alaska, at 1.7 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.