Masculine dossier · first seen 1998

Ronin

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Ronin
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2020

Peak rank proxy

790

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1998Peak 20202024

Peak year

2020

Decline from peak

21.1%

2024

623

All-time

9,670

Ronin has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2020, when 790 boys were named Ronin.

In 2024, only 623 boys were given the name.

Down 21.1% from its peak.

All told, about 9,670 Americans have been named Ronin and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1998.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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