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How popular is the name Ron?
Births per year, rank history and how many Rons are alive today.
Ron (male) is a shortened form of the name Ronald. Although Ron itself was given to 10 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 2269th as a registered name), most Rons are registered as Ronald, which ranked 627th in 2025 with 59 babies.
Most people called Ron are registered as Ronald, and share that name's profile: the Ronald you are most likely to meet is around 87 years old. Half of all Ronalds born in England and Wales are between 65 and 88, and there are at least 74,000 of them alive today. Only some Ronalds go by Ron.
How many babies are named Ron or Ronald each year?
Combined registrations of Ronald, Ron. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Ronald rank as a registered name?
Where does Ron rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Ron short for Ronald?
Yes - Ron is a shortened form of Ronald. Rons are usually registered as Ronald at birth.
When was the name Ron most popular?
The full name Ronald peaked in 1924, when around 11,700 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Ron itself peaked as a registered name in 2005, with 12 babies.
How many people are called Ron?
There's no official count of people who go by Ron, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 74,000 people registered as Ronald born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Ron.
How old is the typical Ron?
Most people called Ron are registered as Ronald. Most living Ronalds are between 65 and 88; the most common age is about 87.
Is Ron becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1924 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.