Meaning of the nameRonan

Ronan is a male name of Irish and Breton origin, a form of Rónán, which means 'little seal'.

Meaning

“little seal”

People (2022): 13,287
Rank in Brazil: #1,394
Median age: 33 years
2010 Census: 13,180; people

Ronan in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ronan, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (3,439 people).

99 women 13,188 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Ronan is most common

States with the highest share of people named Ronan in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Minas Gerais 0.024%
Amapá 0.018%
Goiás 0.017%
Tocantins 0.015%
Distrito Federal 0.014%

All states

State	People	% of population
Minas Gerais	4,940	0.024%
São Paulo	1,244	0.003%
Goiás	1,226	0.017%
Rio de Janeiro	1,055	0.007%
Pará	832	0.010%
Espírito Santo	469	0.012%
Amazonas	430	0.011%
Distrito Federal	402	0.014%
Mato Grosso	376	0.010%
Paraná	330	0.003%
Santa Catarina	306	0.004%
Bahia	266	0.002%
Tocantins	222	0.015%
Mato Grosso do Sul	206	0.008%
Maranhão	203	0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul	196	0.002%
Amapá	134	0.018%
Rondônia	114	0.007%
Pernambuco	64	0.001%
Ceará	58	0.001%
Acre	50	0.006%
Roraima	43	0.007%
Piauí	35	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	30	0.001%
Paraíba	27	0.001%
Sergipe	18	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Ronan

Ronan is the Breton and anglicized form of the Irish name Rónán, according to Behind the Name, which lists it in Breton, Irish, French and English. Wiktionary explains Rónán as rón, 'seal', plus the diminutive -án: literally, 'little seal'. By decade of birth, the peak is in the 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 13,287 people named Ronan, with a median age of 33. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.

Sources

Wiktionary: Rónán · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Ronan · behindthename.com · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ronan · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Ronan

What does the name Ronan mean?

Ronan means “little seal”, according to Wiktionary.

How many people are named Ronan in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 13,287 people with the first name Ronan, which ranks it number 1,394 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Ronan a boy's or a girl's name?

Ronan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 99 women and 13,188 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Ronan?

Ronan is a name of Celtic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Ronan most common?

Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.024% of the state's population is named Ronan (4,940 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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