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Ronan

“little seal”

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The story behind the name

Meet Ronan.

US birth records for 2025 list 22 girls named Ronan (rank #5,677) and 1,406 boys named Ronan (rank #247).

For girls, the recorded count rose from 17 in 2024 to 22 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count rose from 1,374 in 2024 to 1,406 in 2025.

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A little perspective

How popular is Ronan?

United States · 2025
Girls · 2025#5,67722 recorded births
Boys · 2025#2471,406 recorded births

Recorded US births over time

201420251,4060
● Girls● Boys
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YearCategoryUS rankBirths
2025Boys2471,406
2025Girls5,67722
2024Boys2571,374
2024Girls6,88017
2023Boys2901,149
2023Girls7,97314
2022Boys2661,299
2022Girls4,77329
2021Boys2741,258
2021Girls6,36919
2020Boys2701,263
2020Girls6,04220
2019Boys2681,346
2019Girls6,14220
2018Boys2941,192
2018Girls10,41710
2017Boys2961,194
2017Girls7,04017
2016Boys3151,111
2016Girls5,94822
2015Boys3351,029
2015Girls8,35114
2014Boys366865
2014Girls11,7579

Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.

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