Given name & surname
Ronson
“the king's advisor”
Ronson is a variant of Ronald. One interpretation is “the king's advisor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ronson is a variant of Ronald. One interpretation is “the king's advisor.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ronson is a variant of Ronald. An origin associated with Ronald is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1949. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Ronson is a variant of Ronald. The history of Ronald gives this family its wider story. Ronald was in use during the Middle Ages.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Ronson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 349
- 349 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 375 as a first name in 2020; 269 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.
Ronson’s family of names
Ronson has a related form in Ronald. In Greek usage, Ronson as a surname is a transliteration of Ρόνσον.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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