Ronan
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About Ronan
Ronan is the compelling legendary name of twelve Irish and Scottish saints that is now drawing some deserved attention; this cousin of the ascending Roman and Rowan was chosen by actor Daniel Day-Lewis and his writer-director wife Rebecca Miller in 1998, and more recently by actress Catherine Bell.
Ronan is a Harry Potter name—that of a centaur who lives in the Forbidden Forest. Ronan Keating is an Irish singer, Ronan Farrow is a TV personality and Hollywood scion, and its presence as a surname is represented by young actress Saoirse Ronan.
Pronounced RO-nun.
As of October 2026, Ronan ranked #247 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #72.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #366 | 865 | 450.3 |
| 2015 | #335 | 1,029 | 536.8 |
| 2016 | #315 | 1,110 | 584.9 |
| 2017 | #296 | 1,194 | 645.1 |
| 2018 | #294 | 1,192 | 656.3 |
| 2019 | #268 | 1,345 | 749.6 |
| 2020 | #271 | 1,261 | 730.6 |
| 2021 | #274 | 1,258 | 719.1 |
| 2022 | #266 | 1,298 | 743.4 |
| 2023 | #290 | 1,148 | 671.1 |
| 2024 | #257 | 1,370 | 795.2 |
| 2025 | #247 | 1,406 | 823.1 |
World rankings
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Ronan on lists
Famous Ronans
- Ronan Patrick John Keating
Irish singer of group Boyzone
- Ronan Patrick Rafferty
Irish golfer
- Ronan Tynan
Irish operatic tenor
- Ronan John Ross O'Gara
Irish rugby union player
- Ronan Vibert
English actor
- Ronan Parke
English pop singer
- Ronan Browne
Irish folk piper
- Ronan Finn
Irish footballer
- Ronan Sean Thompson
boy with cancer who inspired Taylor Swift's song "Ronan"
- (Satchel) Ronan O'Sullivan Farrow
son of actors Mia Farrow and Woody Allen, journalist and lawyer
- Ronan Cal Day
Lewis (b. 1998), son of actor Daniel Day,Lewis
- Ronan Bell (b. 2010)
son of actress Catherine Bell
- Ronan Laine Gallagher (b. 2017)
son of actress Megan Hilty and Brian Gallagher
Ronan in pop culture
- "Ronan
" song by Taylor Swift
- Ronan Lynch
character in "The Raven Cycle" by Maggie Stiefvater
- Ronan the Accuser
villain in Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy"
- Ronan O'Connor
character in game "Murdered: Soul Suspect"
- Ronan
centaur in "Harry Potter" series
- Ronan
character in the "Remnants" trilogy by Lisa T. Bergren