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Ronan

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Oath
Celtic
Little seal
Irish

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ronan

Pronunciation

r(o)-nan

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #247, 1,406 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #4670, 29 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5554, 22 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20251,40622
20241,37017
20231,14814
20221,29829
20211,25819
20201,26120
20191,34520
20181,19210
20171,19417
20161,11022

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #139, 249 births); most recent 2025 (rank #215, 232 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025232
2024175
2023202
2022174
2021188
2020150
2019126
2018130
2017125
2016115

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1979 (rank #131, 424 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1511, 20 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202320
202224
202126
202035
201952
201857
201766
201671
201580
201471

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1980 (rank #31, 356 births); most recent 2025 (rank #69, 85 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202585
202498
202380
202278
202182
202064
201997
2018103
201795
201699

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #68, 97 births); most recent 2025 (rank #60, 75 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202575
202469
202358
202252
202154
202043
201938
201828
201734
201628

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #30, 101 births); most recent 2025 (rank #16, 80 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202580
202461
202363
202272
202178
202072
201985
201886
201774
201691

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #163, 29 births); most recent 2023 (rank #182, 19 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202319
202225
202123
202019
201918
201819
201729
201625
201521
201423

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence