Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: HebrewIn Israel: rare
RonenIn Hebrew: רונן · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: רוֹנֵןRomanization: ronén
Ronen (Hebrew: רונן) is a boy's name of Hebrew origin. 11,089 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Its peak year was 1970, with 676 babies.
- People in Israel
- 11,089
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- —
- not in the list
- Peak year
- 1970
- 676 babies
- USA, 2025
- 153
- rank #1,281
Writing and saying Ronen
In Hebrew letters the name is רונן, read right to left. Ronen is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "ronén" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name, Ronen
- a surname
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Ronen by year: Israel and abroad
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Ronen in English-speaking countries
| Country / region | Year | Babies | Rank | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2025 | 153 | #1,281 | 2025 (153) |
| Alberta | 2025 | 3 | #1,205 | 2022 (4) |
Counts for boys. The Hebrew page for Ronen has every year and the other spellings.
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Ronen
How do you write Ronen in Hebrew?
Ronen is written רונן in Hebrew (with vowel points: רוֹנֵן). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "ronén".
How many people in Israel are named Ronen?
11,089 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name רונן: 0 women and 11,089 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Ronen a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named רונן are men.
What does the name Ronen mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name, Ronen"
Is Ronen used outside Israel?
The name Ronen appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 153 boys were given it in 2025 (#1,281), per the Social Security Administration.
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.
Abroad
- United States: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA)
Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications - National Data
Years 1880–2025 · updated 2026-04-13 · licence: Public domain (U.S. Government work) · names given to fewer than 5 babies a year are not published - England and Wales: Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Baby names in England and Wales: from 1996
Years 1996–2025 · updated 2026-07 · licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 · names given to fewer than 3 babies a year are not published - Alberta: Alberta Vital Statistics
Frequency and ranking of baby names by year and gender
Years 1980–2025 · updated 2026-08-11 · licence: Open Government Licence - Alberta
Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.