How Many People Are Named Ronan?
people named Ronan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 16,473 people in the US has this name
Based on 20,938 babies named Ronan in Social Security records from 1959 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,428 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "little seal", derived from Irish rón "seal" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Ronan, 1.2% were girls and 98.8% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ronan alive today is about 9 years old, and 99% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 13 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ronan first appears in the records in 1959, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 1,428 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1959 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ronan has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #247, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #247.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #247 |
| Best rank | #247 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #360 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ronan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ronan were born in California than in any other state: about 2,401 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ronan was given 3 times as often in Massachusetts, 2.8 times in New Hampshire and 2.4 times in Alaska.
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