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Boy · Old Norse, through English
Ron
Say it: RON
Meaning
A short form of Ronald, from Old Norse Rögnvaldr, from regin 'counsel, the gods' + valdr 'ruler'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Occasionally registered as a full name in the US, mostly in the 1940s to 1960s.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1960s
In the United States
- 36,280 babies given this name since 1919
- At its height in 1960, about 1 in 1,100 boys
- 32 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Ron Howard, American director
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.