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Ron

Pronounced /ɹɑn/

Rank in 2024
#3,604
Born in 2024
31
Peak year
1960 · #170
Origin
Hebrew

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 31 boys were named Ron, about 1 in every 55,333.
  • It peaked in 1960 with 1,888 babies, ranked #170.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1919.
  • 36,341 boys have been named Ron since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Ron per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

  1. <0.1
    Greatest
  2. 0.2
    Silent
  3. 0.5
    Boomers
  4. 0.3
    Gen X
  5. <0.1
    Millennials
  6. <0.1
    Gen Z
  7. <0.1
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 34 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 3,340 babies, 0.16 per 1,000. Boomers: 19,197 babies, 0.51 per 1,000. Gen X: 9,304 babies, 0.34 per 1,000. Millennials: 2,700 babies, 0.09 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,275 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 491 babies, 0.02 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

Clipping of Ronald.

  • A diminutive of the male given name Ronald.
  • A male given name from Hebrew of Hebrew origin, meaning "Song of Joy".
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
/ɹɑn/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Ron, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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