Boys' name · peaked in 1960
Ron name popularity since 1925
36,421 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ron. Half of them were born in 1962 or earlier, so the typical Ron is about 64 years old in 2026. Ron peaked in 1960 as the #170 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 36,421
- Named Ron, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #4,361 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 70 girls · 36,351 boys
- Most popular in
- Oregon
- 3.37× its national share
Peak year is the year Ron made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Ron births per year, 1925–2025
1960 was the biggest year for Ron both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1947 and 1952, Ron's share of baby boys fell by 72%, from 1 in 1,990 to 1 in 7,020.
- Fastest rise: Between 1953 and 1958, it became 4.5× more common, from 1 in 5,650 baby boys to 1 in 1,250.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Ron's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ron.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ron in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 31 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 810 | #657 |
| 1940s | 0 | 5,568 | #244 |
| 1950s | 0 | 7,785 | #331 |
| 1960s | 32 | 13,109 | #213 |
| 1970s | 26 | 4,263 | #446 |
| 1980s | 12 | 2,001 | #660 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,319 | #985 |
| 2000s | 0 | 779 | #1,631 |
| 2010s | 0 | 494 | #3,017 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 192 | #4,361 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
52.7% of babies named Ron from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Ron is most popular
The index compares Ron's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Ron.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 3.37× | 1,048 |
| Washington | 3.17× | 1,761 |
| Idaho | 2.52× | 333 |
| California | 1.94× | 6,817 |
| Nebraska | 1.86× | 432 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ron's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ron.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ron (1960).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data