girls:
220 births since 2006
#5496 (4th percentile)
boys:
17.9k births since 1959
#860 (81st percentile)
overall:
18.1k births since 1959
#1915 (75th percentile)
The name Ronan is the #1,915 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 18,102 recorded births since 1959. This represents the 75.3% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 75.3% of all names). For boys, it ranks #860 (81.3% percentile) for all time with 17,882 births since 1959. For girls, it ranks #5,496 (3.8% percentile) for all time with 220 births since 2006.
Ronan first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1959 (1959 for boys and 2006 for girls). Birth data for Ronan is available in 57 out of the 65 years between 1959 and 2023 (57 years for boys and 17 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Ronan has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 98.8% of all recorded births being male.
For boys, Ronan reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 72.7% percentile (ranked #253) with 691 births per million. The name was most common in 2019, with 699 births per million (ranked 71.6% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 1987, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Ronan ranks #278 for boys (69.6% percentile) with 625 births per million, which is 89.4% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Ronan reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 2.5% percentile (ranked #934) with 16 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 16 births per million (ranked 2.5% percentile). Despite a peak around 2009, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for girls. Currently, Ronan ranks #938 for girls (1.0% percentile) with 8 births per million, which is 49.5% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Ronan".
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