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Ron

Ron: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“song; joy”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
RAHN · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys

Usually a short form of Ronald or Aaron in English, but also an independent Hebrew name meaning 'song' or 'joy'. These origins are separate.

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How popular is Ron?

20249.3 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Ron in 202431

2024 rank#3,608 boys

Peak year1960

Total US babies since 188036,411

Ron is steady now but far below its 1960 peak.

Names like Ron

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Ronaldruler's counselor · Old Norse
  • Ronaldoruler's counselor · Germanic
  • Ronnyruler's counselor · English
  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew

Ron questions

What does the name Ron mean?

Ron means "song; joy". It comes from Hebrew. Usually a short form of Ronald or Aaron in English, but also an independent Hebrew name meaning 'song' or 'joy'. These origins are separate.

Is Ron a boy or girl name?

Ron is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ron?

31 US babies were named Ron in 2024. Its peak year was 1960.

How do you pronounce Ron?

Ron is usually pronounced RAHN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.