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Ron

boy name
Origin
Scandinavian
Syllables
1
Peak era
1960s
Today
▬ Steady

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Meaning

short form of Ronald, 'ruler's counsel'

The story

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Ron across languages

One shared root links 6 names across 3 languages.

Shared root: from Germanic Raginwald, ragin "counsel" + wald "rule", reaching English as Norman Reynold and, through Norse Rognvaldr, Scottish Ronald

The constellation

RonEnglish · short formReginaldEnglishRonaldScottish

More branches

ReynoldFrench · related formRonnieEnglish · short formRonnyEnglish · short form

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How popular is Ron around the world?

In the United States, 192 babies were named Ron between 2020 and 2025. In South Australia, 1 boy was registered as Ron in 2017.

Ron is on the official records of the United States, South Australia, Canada, England and Wales, Mexico City, Spain and Brazil.

United States

1 in 110,000

In the United States, 192 babies were named Ron between 2020 and 2025.

1890speak 1960s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ron peaked in the 1960s.

Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration

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South Australia

1 in 18,000 · 2017

In South Australia, 1 boy was registered as Ron in 2017.
The count never rose above 3 in a year, too few to chart.

Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names

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Canada

1 in 46,000

In Canada, 8 boys named Ron were born in 2024, ranked 2,328th among boys that year.

1991peak 20082024

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)

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England and Wales

1 in 59,000

In England and Wales, 10 boys named Ron were born in 2025, ranked 2,269th among boys that year.

1996peak 20052025

share of that year’s name registrations

Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales

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Mexico City City

1 in 120,000

In Mexico City, there was 1 registration of Ron in 2022.
The count never rose above 2 in a year, too few to chart.

Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023, a partial extract through 3 Mar with no cell on record for this name, is excluded. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023

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Spain

1 in 850,000

In Spain, 53 residents are named Ron, ranked 13,939th among men, with a mean age of 41.8 years.

Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025

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Austria

last on record 2024

Ron is not on the 2025 record for Austria, which publishes every first name down to a single birth, so the name was not given there that year.
The count never rose above 8 in a year, too few to chart.

Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)

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Brazil

At the 2022 census, 88 people in Brazil were named Ron, ranked 45,127th, with a median age of 32.
Among people named Ron living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

1980speak 1990s

people alive at the 2022 census, by decade of birth

People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

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Ireland

last on record 2009

Ron is not on the 2025 record for Ireland, where names under 3 in a year are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 4 in a year, too few to chart.

Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names

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Montevideo City

last on record 1989

Ron is not on the 2011 record for Montevideo, whose registry withholds nothing, so the spelling was not given there that year.
The count never rose above 1 in a year, too few to chart.

Births in the department of Montevideo (not all of Uruguay) by first name and year of birth, 1940–2011, from the city’s civil registry, which writes names in capitals, almost always without accents; counted as spelling groups (accent and punctuation variants merged), nothing is withheld at source, and 2012 is excluded as a partial year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil, Intendencia de Montevideo, Partidas de Registro Civil de Montevideo (Licencia de Datos Abiertos - Uruguay); 2012 dropped as partial

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Poland

last on record 2014

Ron is not on the 2025 record for Poland, where names given fewer than 2 times in a year are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 4 in a year, too few to chart.

First names given to children born in Poland by year of birth, 2000–2025, from the PESEL population register (Ministry of Digital Affairs); exact spellings count separately (Łukasz and Lukasz are different names), names given fewer than 5 times in a year were left off the list through 2012 and fewer than 2 times from 2013, and the register also counts children born abroad, so its yearly sums run above Poland’s live births. Shares divide by the register’s own published total for the year, never by births. Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, PESEL register (dane.gov.pl)

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Scotland

last on record 1979

Ron is not on the 2024 record for Scotland, where spellings under 3 in total are suppressed at source.
The count never rose above 3 in a year, too few to chart.

Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names

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Not on the record in Argentina, Puerto Rico and New Zealand: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.

Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.

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When you meet Ron

Most people given the name Ron in the United States were born between 1950 and 1979. The Ron you meet today is most often in his 50s or 60s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Ron

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The meeting point

In one country Ron is a nickname; in another it is a whole name, and a song.

Ronald · short for Ronald, from the Old Norse Rögnvaldr

Ron · Hebrew רוֹן, "song, joy," a standalone given name ranked #95 for Israeli boys in 2023: live, not theoretical

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Keep exploring

Short names · What is Ron short for?

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