Ron

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Ron 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:

From Wikipedia

Ron first appears in the data in 1958 and has been recorded in 56 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1986 with 125 babies (rank #144 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ron

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ron yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

2Destiny numberThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,064

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

125

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Harry Potter: Ron Weasley — Harry's best friend
In Parks and Recreation: Ron Swanson — director, libertarian woodworker

Famous people named Ron

Ron Paulair force officer · b. 1935
Ron WeasleyQuidditch player · b. 1980
Ron Perlmandub actor · b. 1950
Ron DeSantisnaval officer · b. 1978
Ron Jeremypornographic film director · b. 1953

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with R

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1958	2	#845
1960	5	#678
1961	2	#873
1962	2	#924
1963	4	#763
1964	4	#772
1965	8	#628
1966	11	#560
1967	8	#636
1968	11	#571
1969	22	#423
1970	16	#518
1971	32	#358
1972	16	#506
1973	17	#471
1974	23	#410
1975	30	#341
1976	30	#354
1977	42	#288
1978	34	#327
1979	61	#232
1980	81	#208
1981	91	#184
1982	109	#161
1983	105	#159
1984	110	#153
1985	112	#150
1986	125	#144
1987	120	#154
1988	114	#162
1989	87	#198
1990	84	#215
1991	78	#227
1992	78	#229
1993	45	#340
1994	55	#295
1995	45	#340
1996	47	#342
1997	26	#485
1998	27	#485
1999	22	#541
2000	17	#616
2001	22	#530
2002	8	#862
2003	12	#723
2004	18	#580
2005	8	#839
2006	8	#833
2007	11	#703
2008	7	#877
2009	4	#1,079
2010	4	#1,064
2012	1	#1,272
2013	1	#1,377
2015	1	#281
2016	1	#51