# Ronan (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/ronan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Irish |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈroʊnən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 20,938 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 20,679 / 259 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3,888, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Rónán.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | 14,539 |
| 2012 | 7 | 14,682 |
| 2013 | 7 | 14,308 |
| 2014 | 9 | 11,757 |
| 2015 | 14 | 8,351 |
| 2016 | 22 | 5,948 |
| 2017 | 17 | 7,040 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10,417 |
| 2019 | 20 | 6,142 |
| 2020 | 20 | 6,042 |
| 2021 | 19 | 6,369 |
| 2022 | 29 | 4,773 |
| 2023 | 14 | 7,973 |
| 2024 | 17 | 6,880 |
| 2025 | 22 | 5,677 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 584 | 457 |
| 2012 | 596 | 457 |
| 2013 | 668 | 434 |
| 2014 | 865 | 366 |
| 2015 | 1,029 | 335 |
| 2016 | 1,111 | 315 |
| 2017 | 1,194 | 296 |
| 2018 | 1,192 | 294 |
| 2019 | 1,346 | 268 |
| 2020 | 1,263 | 270 |
| 2021 | 1,258 | 274 |
| 2022 | 1,299 | 266 |
| 2023 | 1,149 | 290 |
| 2024 | 1,374 | 257 |
| 2025 | 1,406 | 247 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 102 | 388 |
| 2012 | 104 | 395 |
| 2013 | 95 | 431 |
| 2014 | 104 | 393 |
| 2015 | 115 | 379 |
| 2016 | 115 | 390 |
| 2017 | 125 | 368 |
| 2018 | 130 | 351 |
| 2019 | 126 | 353 |
| 2020 | 150 | 305 |
| 2021 | 188 | 249 |
| 2022 | 174 | 267 |
| 2023 | 202 | 240 |
| 2024 | 175 | 268 |
| 2025 | 232 | 215 |

## In other languages

- French: Ronan
- Irish: Rónán
- Scottish Gaelic: Rònan

## People named Ronan

- Ronan Farrow, American journalist
- Ronan Parke, English pop singer
- Ronan Le Crom, French footballer
- Ronan Vibert, English actor (1964–2022)
- Ronan Gustin, French épée fencer
- Ronan Labar, badminton player
- Ronan Quemener, French ice hockey goaltender
- Ronan Lamy-Chappuis, French ski jumper
- Julien Lepers, French radio and television host and singer-songwriter

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.