Pronunciation
Ro-nan
Meaning
Little seal
Alternate spellings
Rónán; Ronan
Fun fact
Rón means ‘seal’ in Irish, and the little ending gives Rónán its ‘little seal’ meaning. Ronan is the familiar spelling without the fadas.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Rónán, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#329Rank among boy names in 202512Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #329 |
| 2024 | 5 | #582 |
| 2023 | 7 | #472 |
| 2022 | 9 | #407 |
| 2021 | 8 | #414 |
| 2020 | 8 | #433 |
| 2019 | 5 | #564 |
| 2018 | 11 | #350 |
| 2017 | 95 | #74 |
| 2016 | 99 | #71 |
| 2015 | 136 | #56 |
| 2014 | 131 | #64 |
| 2013 | 143 | #60 |
| 2012 | 167 | #52 |
| 2011 | 187 | #48 |
| 2010 | 180 | #50 |
| 2009 | 225 | #38 |
| 2008 | 191 | #43 |
| 2007 | 200 | #41 |
| 2006 | 164 | #47 |
| 2005 | 169 | #43 |
| 2004 | 182 | #39 |
| 2003 | 132 | #51 |
| 2002 | 122 | #54 |
| 2001 | 139 | #50 |
| 2000 | 165 | #41 |
| 1999 | 147 | #44 |
| 1998 | 143 | #42 |
| 1997 | 167 | #51 |
| 1996 | 195 | #46 |
| 1995 | 138 | #55 |
| 1994 | 148 | #49 |
| 1993 | 132 | #57 |
| 1992 | 136 | #57 |
| 1991 | 159 | #50 |
| 1990 | 182 | #46 |
| 1989 | 184 | #41 |
| 1988 | 185 | #43 |
| 1987 | 220 | #42 |
| 1986 | 213 | #44 |
| 1985 | 232 | #42 |
| 1984 | 239 | #44 |
| 1983 | 271 | #39 |
| 1982 | 281 | #41 |
| 1981 | 331 | #32 |
| 1980 | 356 | #31 |
| 1979 | 277 | #36 |
| 1978 | 248 | #39 |
| 1977 | 244 | #40 |
| 1976 | 212 | #48 |
| 1975 | 232 | #43 |
| 1974 | 203 | #49 |
| 1973 | 203 | #49 |
| 1972 | 201 | #46 |
| 1971 | 188 | #49 |
| 1970 | 138 | #54 |
| 1969 | 137 | #47 |
| 1968 | 132 | #45 |
| 1967 | 98 | #60 |
| 1966 | 97 | #61 |
| 1965 | 81 | #63 |
| 1964 | 70 | #67 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.