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
0%100%Median name50%90.7%
Ronen vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Ronen's 1,269 recorded births place it above 90.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

13 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
153
Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
050100150200 19691980198920022008201420202025 153

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 498 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30%40%50% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -56, 11.2%-104, 3.5%-109, 6%-37, 5.1%-59, 3.4%-89, 6.9%-81, 2.8%-56, 4.6%-64, 5.3%-49, 5.3%-119, 3%-116, 1.8%-33, 6.5%-29, 7.6%-24, 43.3%Ronen-57, 12.1%Ronen
Ronen vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Ronen by state

Where Ronen concentrates geographically, total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ronen
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%
California share of Ronen's total US births 15.5%
Even split

197 of 1,269 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Ronen appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ronen?
1,269 babies have been named Ronen since 1969. All-time, it sits at #4,406 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #1,284 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2025 with 153 births.
Where does Ronen sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ronen most popular?
Ronen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 498 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Ronen most popular?
The top states for the name Ronen are California (197 births), New York (90 births), Texas (44 births).
How long has the name Ronen been used?
The SSA has tracked Ronen since 1969 -- 57 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Ronen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ronald, Ronnie, Ron, Ronan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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Nearby Names Like Ronen

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ronen

Names with a similar popularity rank to Ronen

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.

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.