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Ron

/ˈɹɑn/ · 100% boys · 24 born in 2025

Ron has been given to about 36,432 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1960, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈɹɑn/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 29,635
Median age today63 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ron per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1960 · 1,888
  • Born in 202524
  • All time36,432
  • England & Wales, 202510

How popular is Ron?

Its best year was 1960, when 1,888 babies were given the name, ranking 170th. The typical living American called Ron is about 63 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Ron

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jon0.75
  2. Don0.75
  3. Lon0.75
  4. Von0.75
  5. Aron0.74
  6. Byron0.70
  7. Aaron0.68
  8. Myron0.70

Middle names for Ron

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ron James0.74
  2. Ron Miles0.73
  3. Ron Wilder0.72
  4. Ron Thomas0.71
  5. Ron Cole0.70
  6. Ron Paul0.55

Sibling names for Ron

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Pennysister · 0.93
  2. Gwensister · 0.92
  3. Chrisbrother · 0.89
  4. Jaybrother · 0.86
  5. Laurelsister · 0.86
  6. Tonybrother · 0.86

Where Ron is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.00%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ron Evans0.73
  2. Ron Edwards0.73
  3. Ron Allen0.73
  4. Ron Adams0.73
  5. Ron Williams0.69
  6. Ron Walker0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ron

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Ron across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.