Ronin
Boy · ROH-nin · Japanese
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Ronin is a boys' name of Japanese origin, meaning “wave man, masterless samurai”. In 2025 it ranked 1,286th for boys in the UK (23 babies) and 504th for boys in the US (600 babies).
What does Ronin mean?
Japanese
“wave man, masterless samurai”
In feudal Japan a ronin was a samurai without a master, as in the famous tale of the forty-seven ronin.
- Say it
- ROH-nin
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Is Ronin a girl's or a boy's name?
Ronin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 23 boys in the UK and 17 girls and 600 boys in the US.
How popular is Ronin in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,286among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 13,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 23 boys in the UK were named Ronin, making it the 1,286th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,412th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 29 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ronin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 410 boys in the UK were given Ronin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #159, up from #1,286 for this spelling alone.
- Ronan 387
- Ronin 23
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,405th in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Ronin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #1,286 |
| 2024 | 19 | #1,470 |
| 2023 | 22 | #1,322 |
| 2022 | 29 | #1,092 |
| 2021 | 19 | #1,422 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,351 |
| 2018 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2017 | 23 | #1,253 |
| 2016 | 24 | #1,234 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,693 |
| 2014 | 21 | #1,308 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,560 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,478 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 18 | #1,378 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 18 | #1,256 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 13 | #1,252 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
How popular is Ronin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #504among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 600about 1 in 2,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 600 boys in the US were named Ronin, making it the 504th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 390th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 790 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998. 17 girls were also named Ronin in 2025 (6,545th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Ronin than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Ronin in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,187 boys in the US were given Ronin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #185, up from #504 for this spelling alone.
Ronin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 600 | #504 |
| 2024 | 624 | #495 |
| 2023 | 641 | #474 |
| 2022 | 758 | #422 |
| 2021 | 710 | #438 |
| 2020 | 790 | #390 |
| 2019 | 650 | #461 |
| 2018 | 656 | #455 |
| 2017 | 563 | #514 |
| 2016 | 590 | #508 |
| 2015 | 606 | #486 |
| 2014 | 497 | #555 |
| 2013 | 291 | #770 |
| 2012 | 298 | #766 |
| 2011 | 274 | #802 |
| 2010 | 249 | #851 |
| 2009 | 273 | #812 |
| 2008 | 274 | #799 |
| 2007 | 200 | #981 |
| 2006 | 183 | #1,003 |
| 2005 | 115 | #1,314 |
| 2004 | 107 | #1,357 |
| 2003 | 73 | #1,684 |
| 2002 | 59 | #1,884 |
| 2001 | 55 | #1,956 |
| 2000 | 61 | #1,778 |
| 1999 | 65 | #1,639 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
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Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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