Boys' name · since 1998
Ronin
10,272 babies named Ronin in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,188 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #504 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,272
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ronin currently ranks #504 among boys' names in America, with 10,272 babies recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Ronin recorded 10,272 times among boys since 1998, holding rank #504 nationally today, ahead of 96% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #1,188 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #504 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 10,272 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ronin ranks #1,188 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #504 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 10,272 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,188 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #504 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,272
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ronin's 10,272 recorded births place it above 97.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ronin compares
10,272 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Ronin's all-time total is 28x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ronin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,272 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 790 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ronin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ronin splits its recorded history at 2012: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1998 (10 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 790 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ronin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 790
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Ronin popularity over time - girls
222 total births recorded since 2006 (Ronin as girls' name)
Ronin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,674 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Ronin's strongest decade.
4,674 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Ronin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 75
1990s
75 births
- 2000s 1,400
2000s
1,400 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,674 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,123 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,674 births (46% of all-time use).
How Ronin 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 Ronin's total volume
Ronin by state
Where Ronin concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,476 | 14.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 763 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 497 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Washington | | 423 | 4.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 367 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 342 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 337 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 315 | 3.1% |
1,476 of 10,272 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Ronin appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ronin's data
- Ronin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,674 total births) through the 2020s (4,123) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ronins (1,476 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Ronin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Ronin 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.