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Ron

Pronounced R AA1 N (ARPABET)

  • 1 syllable
  • Peaked 1960
  • 106 years in use
  • 2 spellings
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How popular is Ron?

Ron is a boys' name, and first appears in 1919. It has been given to 36,965 children — the 562nd most common boys' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 417 births across the past decade, against a peak of 1,902 in a single year. That peak was in 1960.

Two other spellings are counted in that total — Rohn and Ronne — because they are pronounced identically.

05001,0001,5002,000192019401960198020002020
1960Boys: 1,902Girls: 0

Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Ron and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Rohn
  • Ronne

Nicknames

Ron is itself a short form of Ronald.

Characteristics

  • 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
R AA1 N
Stress pattern:
1
Syllables:
1

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Ron

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Ron

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Ron?
Ron ranks 562nd among boys' names in US records, with 36,965 births since 1919. Over the past decade it accounts for 417.
Is Ron a unisex name?
No. Ron is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Ron most popular?
1960, when 1,902 children were given the name. It has been in use for 106 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Ron spelled?
Rohn, Ronne. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.