Is Ron a boy or girl name?
Ron is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 31 boys were named Ron, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 36,411 US babies named Ron were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,664
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ron since 1919
- 36,411
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 1,888 babies
Boys and girls named Ron, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 810 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 5,569 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 7,785 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 13,111 | 32 | 0.2% |
| 1970s | 4,263 | 26 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 2,002 | 12 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 1,319 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 779 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 493 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 168 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31 | #3,664 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 37 | #3,272 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 33 | #3,521 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 35 | #3,344 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 32 | #3,477 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 31 | #3,617 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 53 | #2,467 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 47 | #2,662 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 48 | #2,614 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 39 | #3,017 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 62 | #2,198 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 43 | #2,754 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 59 | #2,231 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 53 | #2,397 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 58 | #2,253 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 63 | #2,161 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 49 | #2,574 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 69 | #2,031 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 92 | #1,592 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 84 | #1,631 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 74 | #1,726 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 86 | #1,511 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 79 | #1,568 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 88 | #1,424 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 95 | #1,351 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 106 | #1,209 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 103 | #1,202 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 117 | #1,086 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 123 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 127 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 119 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 141 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 137 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 155 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 191 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 185 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 148 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 168 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 186 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 178 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 179 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 180 | #640 | 5 | #11,594 |
| 1982 | 241 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 242 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 295 | #494 | 7 | #8,843 |
| 1979 | 281 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 270 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 309 | #458 | 7 | #8,204 |
| 1976 | 346 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 320 | #446 | 7 | #7,760 |
| 1974 | 377 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 410 | #380 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 499 | #345 | 5 | #9,284 |
| 1971 | 666 | #298 | 7 | #7,182 |
| 1970 | 785 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 1,003 | #230 | 8 | #5,852 |
| 1968 | 819 | #252 | 6 | #6,836 |
| 1967 | 841 | #241 | 8 | #5,340 |
| 1966 | 940 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 1,143 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 1,334 | #209 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 1,593 | #185 | 5 | #7,408 |
| 1962 | 1,709 | #178 | 5 | #7,361 |
| 1961 | 1,841 | #170 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 1,888 | #170 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 1,875 | #166 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 1,698 | #175 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 1,281 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 763 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 501 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 405 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 349 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 277 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 287 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 349 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 526 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 770 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 922 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 829 | #207 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 545 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 523 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 522 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 425 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 293 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 214 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 198 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 143 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 137 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 93 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 83 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 65 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 38 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 25 | #1,417 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 15 | #1,986 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,274 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,204 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,717 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 10 | #2,872 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,113 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,848 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #4,087 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ron reached #166 in 1959. As a girl name, it reached #5,340 in 1967. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ron
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.