Ronin

What Ronin means

Possibly “a ronin”

From modern films and comics, perhaps literally "a ronin ".

Source: Wiktionary, “Ronin” (revision 71689057), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Ronin?

US: Steady: #486 in 2015, #504 now. England & Wales: Rising: up from #2150 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2020, when 790 boys got the name (#390 that year). First in the US records in 1998.

How common

• About 1 in 2,847 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 14,312 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 4,910 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in AK (3.08 per 1,000 boys), HI (1.71 per 1,000 boys), ID (1.04 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Ronin is #504 in the US and #1406 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 97.2% of US babies named Ronin were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Ronan1,406 US · 232 E&W
• Ronen153 US
• Renan15 US
• Roanin7 US
• Ronyn7 US
• Ronon5 US
• Roanan5 US
• Rohnan5 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Ronin

Boys

• Zion#142Editor’s note Up from #227 in 2015 to #142 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 680 US boys in the 2025 records
• Simon#230“sixpence coin”^*
• Xander#259Diminutive of Alexander, meaning “to defend + man”^*
• Owen#31Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #31 vs #170 in 2025
• Maximus#275Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1997, with 5 babies
• Finn#206“the Sami”^*

For a sister

• Emersyn#138Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #138 vs #3,705 in 2025
• Gia#287Editor’s note Up from #372 in 2015 to #287 in 2025 in the US
• Serenity#129Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #129 vs #997 in 2025
• Sofia#9“wisdom, especially divine wisdom”^*
• Avery#37Editor’s note Used for both: 82% of US babies named Avery in 2025 were girls
• Amaya#180“the end”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Ronin’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.