How Many People Are Named Ronson?
An estimated 329 people in the United States have the first name Ronson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Ronson peaked in popularity in 1989 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ronson as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ronson paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
329
About 1 in 1,041,806 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1989
14 births
Total Registered
349
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ronson
Ronson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 349 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ronson as a male name
Ranked #13,853 in 2017
5 male births in 2017
Peak: 1989 (14 births)
Ronson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ronson span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 101 babies were registered. Ronson has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ronson by Decade
How has Ronson tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ronson by State
Ronson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ronson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ronson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ronson?
We estimate approximately 329 people named Ronson are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,041,806 Americans share this first name.
Is Ronson a common name?
Ronson is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 349 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ronson most popular?
Ronson reached peak popularity in 1989, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ronson is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ronson a male name?
Ronson is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ronson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ronson Smith, Ronson Johnson, Ronson Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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