Ringo

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Ringo is a Japanese word meaning “apple,” sometimes also “peace be with you.” Ringo is also explained as English, from “ring.” Drummer Richard Starkey took the name Ringo Starr before joining the Beatles in 1962, so it will appeal most to Beatles fans.

Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, 10,000 Baby Names, Numerology for Baby Names, Unusual Baby Names

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Usage of Ringo in different languages / cultures

The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Ringo against each list of names.

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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Ringo is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.

Ringo in official name statistics

United States

In 2025, 8 boys were named Ringo, making it the #8910 boys' name in the US. Since 1964, 253 boys have been named Ringo, with the most (18) in 1965.

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Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.

Towns named Ringo

There are 8 towns and villages with Ringo in their name, in 5 countries.

🇺🇸 United States 4🇨🇲 Cameroon 1🇨🇳 China 1🇮🇩 Indonesia 1🇯🇵 Japan 1

Ringo, North, Cameroon · View larger map

Name	Where	Population
Ringo	North, 🇨🇲 Cameroon	–	Map
Ringo	Tibet, 🇨🇳 China	–	Map
Ringo	Kansas, 🇺🇸 United States	–	Map
Ringo	Washington, 🇺🇸 United States	–	Map
Ringo Point	Missouri, 🇺🇸 United States	–	Map
Ringō	Yamagata, 🇯🇵 Japan	–	Map
Si Ringo-ringo	North Sumatra, 🇮🇩 Indonesia	–	Map
Ringo Mobile Home Park	Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States	–	Map

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.

Lakes named Ringo

There are 2 lakes and reservoirs with Ringo in their name.

Name	Where
Ringo Lake	Texas, 🇺🇸 United States	Map
Ringo Lake	Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States	Map

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.

Ringo songs

16 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Ringo in their title. The best known:

Takane no Ringo – Shunsuke Tanaka (2014)
Glass no Ringo/Sweet Memories – Seiko Matsuda (1983)
Ringo – Lorne Greene (1964)
Ringo no Uta – Ringo Sheena (2003)
Ringo, I Love You – Cher (1964)
Ringo Mogire Beam! – Kenji Ohtsuki (2009)
Ringo Oiwake – Hibari Misora (1952)
Ringo Starr – Riccardo Zanotti (2020)
Ringo for President
Ringo no Uta – Michiko Namiki (1945)

Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.

Fictional characters named Ringo

Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.

Ringo Brown

Neighbours

Ringo Oginome

Penguindrum

Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.

Ringo as a pet name

FurryName has found 356 dogs named Ringo in public pet registers, making it the #383 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Miranda (7), Prospect (2), Nariño (municipality) (1). Ringo as a dog name →

FurryName has found 24 cats named Ringo in public pet registers, making it the #501 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Fusagasugá (2), Miranda (1), Corangamite Shire (1). Ringo as a cat name →

Names popular for both babies and dogs

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