Ron
Boy · RON · Old Norse
Ron is a boys' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “ruler's counsel”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Ron mean?
Old Norse: short form of Ronald, from Rognvaldr
“ruler's counsel”
Also a separate Hebrew name meaning 'song, joy', common in Israel.
- Say it
- RON
More on Wiktionary.
Is Ron a girl's or a boy's name?
Ron is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ron in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 118% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Ron, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2005, with 12 boys.
2025 had more boys named Ron than any year since 2005.
Half of all the boys named Ron in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Ron in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Ron in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Ron, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,416th. Its busiest year was 1960, with 1,888 boys. It first appears in the records in 1919.
2025 had fewer boys named Ron than any year since 1931.
Half of all the boys named Ron in the US since 1880 were born between 1956 and 1969, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ron in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 31 | #3,603 |
| 2023 | 37 | #3,226 |
| 2022 | 33 | #3,462 |
| 2021 | 35 | #3,295 |
| 2020 | 32 | #3,416 |
| 2019 | 32 | #3,493 |
| 2018 | 53 | #2,444 |
| 2017 | 47 | #2,636 |
| 2016 | 48 | #2,586 |
| 2015 | 39 | #2,965 |
| 2014 | 62 | #2,173 |
| 2013 | 43 | #2,713 |
| 2012 | 59 | #2,208 |
| 2011 | 53 | #2,375 |
| 2010 | 58 | #2,238 |
| 2009 | 63 | #2,142 |
| 2008 | 49 | #2,541 |
| 2007 | 69 | #2,016 |
| 2006 | 92 | #1,583 |
| 2005 | 84 | #1,617 |
| 2004 | 74 | #1,717 |
| 2003 | 86 | #1,494 |
| 2002 | 79 | #1,554 |
| 2001 | 88 | #1,411 |
| 2000 | 95 | #1,338 |
| 1999 | 106 | #1,201 |
| 1998 | 103 | #1,194 |
| 1997 | 117 | #1,081 |
| 1996 | 123 | #1,009 |
| 1995 | 127 | #980 |
| 1994 | 119 | #1,013 |
| 1993 | 141 | #903 |
| 1992 | 137 | #899 |
| 1991 | 155 | #827 |
| 1990 | 191 | #735 |
| 1989 | 185 | #724 |
| 1988 | 148 | #772 |
| 1987 | 168 | #705 |
| 1986 | 186 | #655 |
| 1985 | 178 | #659 |
| 1984 | 179 | #643 |
| 1983 | 180 | #637 |
| 1982 | 241 | #557 |
| 1981 | 241 | #541 |
| 1980 | 295 | #493 |
| 1979 | 281 | #495 |
| 1978 | 270 | #492 |
| 1977 | 309 | #457 |
| 1976 | 346 | #417 |
| 1975 | 320 | #446 |
| 1974 | 377 | #398 |
| 1973 | 410 | #380 |
| 1972 | 499 | #345 |
| 1971 | 666 | #298 |
| 1970 | 785 | #270 |
| 1969 | 1,003 | #230 |
| 1968 | 819 | #252 |
| 1967 | 841 | #241 |
| 1966 | 940 | #230 |
| 1965 | 1,143 | #213 |
| 1964 | 1,334 | #209 |
| 1963 | 1,592 | #185 |
| 1962 | 1,709 | #178 |
| 1961 | 1,840 | #170 |
| 1960 | 1,888 | #170 |
| 1959 | 1,875 | #166 |
| 1958 | 1,697 | #175 |
| 1957 | 1,282 | #208 |
| 1956 | 763 | #263 |
| 1955 | 501 | #330 |
| 1954 | 405 | #355 |
| 1953 | 349 | #366 |
| 1952 | 277 | #414 |
| 1951 | 287 | #401 |
| 1950 | 349 | #359 |
| 1949 | 526 | #294 |
| 1948 | 770 | #232 |
| 1947 | 921 | #210 |
| 1946 | 829 | #206 |
| 1945 | 545 | #244 |
| 1944 | 523 | #256 |
| 1943 | 522 | #265 |
| 1942 | 425 | #293 |
| 1941 | 293 | #336 |
| 1940 | 214 | #389 |
| 1939 | 198 | #405 |
| 1938 | 143 | #484 |
| 1937 | 137 | #487 |
| 1936 | 93 | #601 |
| 1935 | 83 | #652 |
| 1934 | 65 | #762 |
| 1933 | 38 | #1,051 |
| 1932 | 25 | #1,387 |
| 1931 | 15 | #1,927 |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,178 |
| 1929 | 8 | #2,978 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,450 |
| 1926 | 10 | #2,723 |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,739 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,735 |
Nicknames for Ron
- Ronnie 1,341 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Ron
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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