boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Ronan

Meaning A male given name from Irish Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #247 Trend → Stable

A male given name from Irish.

Rank 2025
#247
among boys · ↑10 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,428
named Ronan · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,215
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
1,428 babies
All-time total
20,938
#828 all-time among boys
First recorded
1959
in Social Security records

Ronan popularity over time

20,938 babies have been named Ronan since 1959, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – 10 10 1 – #2,787
1960s – 47 47 5 +370% #3,272
1970s – 32 32 3 -32% #3,894
1980s – 84 84 8 +163% #3,644
1990s – 322 322 32 +283% #1,094
2000s 20 3,343 3,363 336 +944% #509
2010s 118 9,092 9,210 921 +174% #268
2020s (to 2025) 121 7,749 7,870 1,312 +42% #247

Where Ronan is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 1,430 0.84 #242
2027 1,451 0.85 #242
2028 1,468 0.86 #241
2029 1,484 0.87 #237
2030 1,497 0.88 #235

Where Ronan is most popular

Boys named Ronan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.751 per 1,000. Strongest in Vermont, Alaska, and New Hampshire.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Ronan born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Vermont 25 3.98 +430%
Alaska 34 2.85 +280%
New Hampshire 50 2.25 +200%
Maine 40 2.06 +175%
Hawaii 32 2.06 +174%
Massachusetts 267 1.94 +159%
Wyoming 10 1.73 +130%
Idaho 70 1.71 +128%
Oregon 114 1.50 +100%
Washington 245 1.50 +99%
Connecticut 95 1.40 +87%
District of Columbia 20 1.35 +80%
Colorado 169 1.31 +74%
Utah 123 1.29 +72%
West Virginia 41 1.26 +67%
Virginia 231 1.22 +62%
Minnesota 138 1.12 +50%
Missouri 149 1.07 +43%
Nevada 60 1.05 +40%
Pennsylvania 279 1.05 +40%
Arkansas 66 1.04 +39%
Michigan 210 1.03 +37%
Wisconsin 121 1.02 +36%
South Dakota 19 1.02 +36%
Iowa 70 1.02 +35%
Kansas 68 0.991 +32%
Ohio 253 0.955 +27%
Illinois 236 0.923 +23%
Maryland 110 0.922 +23%
Kentucky 88 0.877 +17%
Arizona 143 0.874 +16%
Oklahoma 77 0.871 +16%
Indiana 138 0.861 +15%
Rhode Island 14 0.859 +14%
New York 370 0.855 +14%
Montana 15 0.851 +13%
New Jersey 171 0.849 +13%
North Dakota 14 0.820 +9%
Delaware 12 0.791 +5%
North Carolina 193 0.756 ≈ national
California 680 0.744 ≈ national
Tennessee 123 0.681 -9%
South Carolina 67 0.648 -14%
Florida 291 0.615 -18%
New Mexico 20 0.607 -19%
Alabama 64 0.585 -22%
Georgia 131 0.517 -31%
Nebraska 19 0.437 -42%
Louisiana 44 0.430 -43%
Texas 375 0.426 -43%
Mississippi 5 0.088 -88%

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ronan

Ronan is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #247 in 2025 with 1,406 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1959, 20,938 American babies have been named Ronan. Its peak came in 2025, when 1,428 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ronan stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ronan?

The median living Ronan is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 13. An estimated 21 thousand people named Ronan are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ronan year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 22 #5,677 1,406 #247
2024 17 #6,880 1,374 #257
2023 14 #7,973 1,149 #290
2022 29 #4,773 1,299 #266
2021 19 #6,369 1,258 #274
2020 20 #6,042 1,263 #270
2019 20 #6,142 1,346 #268
2018 10 #10,417 1,192 #294
2017 17 #7,040 1,194 #296
2016 22 #5,948 1,111 #315
2015 14 #8,351 1,029 #335
2014 9 #11,757 865 #366
2013 7 #14,308 668 #434
2012 7 #14,682 596 #457
2011 7 #14,539 584 #457
2010 5 #19,269 507 #508
2009 – – 470 #565
2008 10 #11,432 535 #509
2007 5 #19,913 466 #552
2006 5 #19,433 411 #599
2005 – – 372 #607
2004 – – 322 #643
2003 – – 232 #763
2002 – – 203 #824
2001 – – 187 #861
2000 – – 145 #1,013
1995 – – 16 #4,011
1990 – – 7 #7,023
1985 – – 7 #5,648
1980 – – 11 #3,798
1975 – – – –
1970 – – 6 #4,626
1965 – – 7 #3,494
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Ronan

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ronan Farrow Ronan Farrow American journalist (born 1987) Contemporary
  2. 2 Ronan Keating Ronan Keating Irish singer (born 1977) Contemporary
  3. 3 Ronan Parke Ronan Parke English singer b. 1998 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ronan, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ronan?

The median living Ronan is about 8 years old. Half of all living Ronans are between 3 and 13 years old.

How many people named Ronan are alive today?

An estimated 21 thousand people named Ronan are alive in the United States, based on 20,938 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ronan mean?

A male given name from Irish.

How popular is the name Ronan in 2025?

Ronan ranked #247 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,406 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ronan?

20,938 babies have been named Ronan in the United States since 1959, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ronan most popular?

Ronan peaked in 2025, when 1,428 newborns received the name.

Is Ronan a boy or girl name?

Ronan is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ronan rising or falling?

Ronan is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ronan become more popular?

Ronan looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,497 boys named Ronan in 2030, ranking around #235. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ronan?

Well-known people named Ronan include Ronan Farrow (social activist), Ronan Keating (actor), Ronan Parke (singer).

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