boy's name

Ronin

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Top 1000 (US)
  • Births on record 12,219

the United States

#504

2025 births

Ronin is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 617 babies in the United States, ranking #504. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Peaked in 2020, when 813 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 5,373 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1998.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Ronin over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

4,771
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Ronin by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1990s 75
2000s 1,426
2010s 4,771
2020s (to 2025) 4,222

How popular is Ronin?

In 2025, Ronin was given to 617 babies in the United States, ranking #504 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Ronin is used

Northern Ireland #437 3 in 2015
United States #504 617 in 2025
Scotland #550 5 in 2024
Canada #658 42 in 2024
Ireland #788 3 in 2011
England & Wales #1,418 19 in 2025
France #5,649 5 in 2017

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Ronin

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Ronin also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ronin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Ronin

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ronin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Ronin

How popular is the name Ronin?

In 2025, Ronin was given to 617 babies in the United States, ranking #504 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Is Ronin a girl's or a boy's name?

Ronin is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Ronin?

Ronin has 2 syllables.

When was Ronin most popular?

Ronin peaked in 2020, when 813 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Ronin a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ronin currently ranks #504 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.