Boys' name · since 1969
Ronen
1,269 babies named Ronen in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,406 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,284 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,269
- born since 1969
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ronen is the #1284 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,269 recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ronen has been recorded 1,269 times among boys since 1969, currently ranked #1284 nationally and more common than 91% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #4,406 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,284 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,269 born since 1969
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ronen ranks #4,406 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,284 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,269 born since 1969, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,406 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,284 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,269
- born since 1969
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ronen's 1,269 recorded births place it above 90.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ronen compares
1,269 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ronen's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ronen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,269 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 153 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ronen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ronen splits its recorded history at 2005: 87% of all births land in the more recent half, 13% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 153 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ronen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 153
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Currently ranks #1284 among boys.
1,269 total births across 57 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 153 births in a single year.
Ronen by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (498 births, 39% of the file).
2020s was Ronen's strongest decade.
498 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Ronen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 49
1980s
49 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s 166
2000s
166 births
- 2010s
2010s
493 births
- 2020s
2020s
498 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 498 births (39% of all-time use).
Ronen decade highlights
- Peak decade 498 births
- Runner-up 493 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Ronen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ronen's total volume
Ronen by state
Where Ronen concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 197 | 15.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 90 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 44 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 18 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 13 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 0.5% |
197 of 1,269 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 15.5% of nationwide
- New York 7.1% of nationwide
- Texas 3.5% of nationwide
- Florida 1.4% of nationwide
- Virginia 1.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 13 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 15.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Ronen appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ronen's data
- California records the most Ronens (197 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ronen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ronen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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