Recorded 1949–2017 Boys' name Peak 1989 349 births

Ronson — boys' name

349 babies named Ronson in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s151960s201970s711980s1011990s852000s222010s30
1980s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Ronson was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

14 babies were named Ronson in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ronson

The Social Security Administration has registered 349 babies named Ronson between 1949 and 2017, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ronson currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ronson performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Ronson shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 36 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ronson in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ronson in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 349 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ronson at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

349

Since 1949

69 years of records

Peak year

1989

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1949

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2017

Ronson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1949

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1989)
14
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
46810121416 20172002199419881982197619641949 5

Ronson by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
101 births that decade — 29% of Ronson's all-time total
1940s51950s151960s201970s711980s1011990s852000s222010s30

Ronson by state

Where Ronson concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ronson
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
36 10.3%
Hawaii share of Ronson's total US births 10.3%

36 of 349 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ronson?
349 babies have been named Ronson since 1949. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1989 with 14 births.
When was Ronson most popular?
Ronson was most popular in the 1980s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Ronson most popular?
The top states for the name Ronson are Hawaii (36 births).
How long has the name Ronson been used?
Ronson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 69 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Ronson?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1949–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.