Ron
Ron (Hebrew: רוֹן) is a given name for boys. It is mostly used as a shortening of the name Ronald and Cameron, but is also Hebrew for "joy". People with this name include:
- English
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Ron
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ron (Hebrew: רוֹן) is a given name for boys. It is mostly used as a shortening of the name Ronald and Cameron, but is also Hebrew for "joy". People with this name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Hebrew
The Story of Ron
Ron first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1919, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1960: 1,888 births, good for #170 nationwide. About 36% of every Ron on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ron ranks #3,530 for baby boys with 33 births, falling sharply (-16%). All told, over 36K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Ron
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Ron. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Ron
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Ron Atias (born 1995), Israeli taekwondo athlete
- Ron Baker (born 1993), American basketball player
- Ron Balicki (born 1963), American actor and stuntman
- Ron Blomberg (born 1948), American major league baseball player
- Ron Bochar , American film sound engineer
- Ron Brooks (born 1988), American football player
- Ron Bolton (American football) (born 1950), American footballer
- Ron Bolton (politician) (fl. 2022), American politician
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Names that sound like Ron
Phonetically similar names — useful when Ron is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Ron
Ron is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 36K births in the dataset. Ron's peak popularity came in 1960 when it ranked #166. Use the chart and map above to compare Ron's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.