Is Ronan a boy or girl name?
Ronan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 17 girls and 1,370 boys were named Ronan, so 1.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.2% of the 19,500 US babies named Ronan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #257
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,851
- Babies named Ronan since 1959
- 19,500
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,387 babies
Boys and girls named Ronan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 47 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 32 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 84 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 322 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 3,343 | 20 | 0.6% |
| 2010s | 9,090 | 118 | 1.3% |
| 2020s | 6,335 | 99 | 1.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,370 | #257 | 17 | #6,851 |
| 2023 | 1,148 | #290 | 14 | #7,968 |
| 2022 | 1,298 | #266 | 29 | #4,769 |
| 2021 | 1,258 | #274 | 19 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 1,261 | #271 | 20 | #6,038 |
| 2019 | 1,345 | #268 | 20 | #6,142 |
| 2018 | 1,192 | #294 | 10 | #10,413 |
| 2017 | 1,194 | #296 | 17 | #7,038 |
| 2016 | 1,110 | #315 | 22 | #5,948 |
| 2015 | 1,029 | #335 | 14 | #8,347 |
| 2014 | 865 | #366 | 9 | #11,752 |
| 2013 | 668 | #434 | 7 | #14,307 |
| 2012 | 596 | #457 | 7 | #14,682 |
| 2011 | 584 | #457 | 7 | #14,538 |
| 2010 | 507 | #508 | 5 | #19,266 |
| 2009 | 470 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 535 | #508 | 10 | #11,431 |
| 2007 | 466 | #552 | 5 | #19,913 |
| 2006 | 411 | #599 | 5 | #19,431 |
| 2005 | 372 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 322 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 232 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 203 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 187 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 145 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 123 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 60 | #1,715 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 40 | #2,193 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 29 | #2,663 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 16 | #4,011 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 16 | #4,053 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #8,490 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,286 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 11 | #5,027 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #7,023 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,476 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,639 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,883 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,768 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,650 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #6,174 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #7,111 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,643 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #7,067 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,798 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,474 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,735 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,352 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,893 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,625 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,320 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #4,052 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,495 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,957 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,274 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,575 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,606 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,786 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ronan reached #257 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #4,769 in 2022. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ronan
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.