Given name & surname
Ronen
“the song of God”
Ronen is a variant of Ronel. One interpretation is “the song of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ronen is a variant of Ronel. One interpretation is “the song of God.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ronen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,269
- 1,269 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 153 babies
- 2025
- 153
- #1,285 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +62%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 153 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,285 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 61.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (21). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,211 as a first name in 2020; 357 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ronen
- Ronen RubinsteinIsraeli-American actorborn 1993
- Ronen Barhead of Shin Betborn 1965
- Ronen BergmanIsraeli investigative journalist (born 1972)
- Ronen EldanIsraeli mathematician and theoretical physicistborn 1980
- Ronen GinzburgIsraeli basketball coachborn 1963
- Ronen LevIsraeli chess playerborn 1968
- Ronen TzurIsraeli Communications Consultantborn 1969
- Ronen Altman KaydarIsraeli writer and poetborn 1972
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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