How Many People Are Named Ron Howard?

There are approximately 25 people named Ron Howard living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 13,710,174 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Ron with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Howard. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 13,710,174 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Ron

Last Name

Howard

Ron: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ron. The peak year was 1960 with 1,888 births. The average person named Ron today is 60 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Ron

In the 2020 Census, the first name Ron was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (79.67%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (8.69%) and Hispanic (4.45%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Ron in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Ron rose or fell over time.

White

79.67%

Black

8.69%

Hispanic

4.45%

Asian/Pacific Islander

3.54%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.06%

Two or More Races

2.58%

Ancestry of the Howard Surname

The surname Howard was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Howard in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

61.70%

Black

28.80%

Hispanic

3.36%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.61%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.82%

Two or More Races

4.70%

How we calculated this

The first name "Ron" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Howard" appears at a rate of 84.79 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Ron are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 25 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Ron

Ron Smith Ron Johnson Ron Williams Ron Brown Ron Jones Ron Garcia Ron Lewis

Other people with the surname Howard

Michael Howard James Howard John Howard David Howard Robert Howard William Howard Ryan Howard Rebecca Howard

Ron Howard: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Ron Howard?

We estimate approximately 25 people named Ron Howard are alive in the United States today. The first name Ron is shared by 29,099 Americans, and the surname Howard is shared by 290,619.

How rare is the name Ron Howard?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 13,710,174 Americans. The first name Ron is uncommon and the surname Howard is common.

Is Ron a male or female name?

Ron is predominantly male, with 99.8% of bearers being male and 0.2% female. It peaked in popularity in 1960 and the average bearer today is 60 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Ron?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Ron was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (79.67%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (8.69%) and Hispanic (4.45%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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