Ron

Where Ron comes from

Clipping of Ronald.
— Wiktionary's entry for Ron
  • Hebrew
  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1919
    First appearance
    #3,736 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1935
    Ron Paul born
    American politician
  3. 1950
    Ron Perlman born
    American actor
  4. 1959
    Peak, #166
    1,875 babies named Ron — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1967
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #241.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Ronald.
  • A male given name from Hebrew of Hebrew origin, meaning "Song of Joy".
Namesakes
  • Ron Paul · American politician, born 1935
  • Ron Perlman · American actor, born 1950
  • Ron DeSantis · American politician, born 1978
  • Ron Jeremy · American pornographic actor, born 1953
  • Ron Vlaar · Dutch association football player, born 1985

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.