Ronald
Boy name · Germanic origin
Ronald meaning
advice, power
Ronald at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Germanic
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #575 in 2024
Ronald popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | #799 | 6 |
| 1890 | #405 | 20 |
| 1900 | #343 | 40 |
| 1910 | #214 | 118 |
| 1920 | #168 | 832 |
| 1930 | #37 | 5,635 |
| 1940 | #10 | 20,740 |
| 1943 | #9 | 29,240 |
| 1950 | #12 | 29,908 |
| 1960 | #21 | 21,701 |
| 1970 | #29 | 13,617 |
| 1980 | #58 | 5,757 |
| 1990 | #97 | 3,899 |
| 2000 | #203 | 1,750 |
| 2010 | #343 | 913 |
| 2020 | #558 | 502 |
| 2024 | #575 | 495 |
All 141 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | #799 | 6 |
| 1884 | #570 | 11 |
| 1886 | #512 | 13 |
| 1887 | #679 | 8 |
| 1888 | #505 | 15 |
| 1889 | #628 | 10 |
| 1890 | #405 | 20 |
| 1891 | #700 | 8 |
| 1892 | #480 | 17 |
| 1893 | #768 | 8 |
| 1894 | #412 | 21 |
| 1895 | #383 | 25 |
| 1896 | #407 | 23 |
| 1897 | #316 | 34 |
| 1898 | #385 | 26 |
| 1899 | #346 | 27 |
| 1900 | #343 | 40 |
| 1901 | #265 | 42 |
| 1902 | #267 | 49 |
| 1903 | #253 | 52 |
| 1904 | #270 | 50 |
| 1905 | #277 | 51 |
| 1906 | #225 | 76 |
| 1907 | #215 | 88 |
| 1908 | #245 | 75 |
| 1909 | #225 | 93 |
| 1910 | #214 | 118 |
| 1911 | #218 | 136 |
| 1912 | #191 | 302 |
| 1913 | #166 | 417 |
| 1914 | #163 | 541 |
| 1915 | #155 | 763 |
| 1916 | #165 | 723 |
| 1917 | #165 | 766 |
| 1918 | #176 | 751 |
| 1919 | #171 | 784 |
| 1920 | #168 | 832 |
| 1921 | #154 | 992 |
| 1922 | #147 | 1,042 |
| 1923 | #142 | 1,148 |
| 1924 | #130 | 1,360 |
| 1925 | #104 | 1,674 |
| 1926 | #88 | 2,283 |
| 1927 | #63 | 3,116 |
| 1928 | #50 | 3,969 |
| 1929 | #45 | 4,479 |
| 1930 | #37 | 5,635 |
| 1931 | #27 | 6,726 |
| 1932 | #16 | 11,143 |
| 1933 | #12 | 12,061 |
| 1934 | #11 | 14,088 |
| 1935 | #12 | 15,489 |
| 1936 | #12 | 16,918 |
| 1937 | #11 | 18,140 |
| 1938 | #10 | 20,297 |
| 1939 | #10 | 19,835 |
| 1940 | #10 | 20,740 |
| 1941 | #9 | 24,407 |
| 1942 | #9 | 27,136 |
| 1943 | #9 | 29,240 |
| 1944 | #10 | 25,514 |
| 1945 | #10 | 23,664 |
| 1946 | #10 | 31,856 |
| 1947 | #11 | 34,900 |
| 1948 | #10 | 33,524 |
| 1949 | #11 | 31,497 |
| 1950 | #12 | 29,908 |
| 1951 | #12 | 29,048 |
| 1952 | #15 | 27,801 |
| 1953 | #15 | 27,714 |
| 1954 | #15 | 27,624 |
| 1955 | #18 | 26,173 |
| 1956 | #15 | 27,723 |
| 1957 | #17 | 27,211 |
| 1958 | #19 | 24,822 |
| 1959 | #21 | 23,122 |
| 1960 | #21 | 21,701 |
| 1961 | #24 | 20,841 |
| 1962 | #25 | 19,964 |
| 1963 | #23 | 19,781 |
| 1964 | #24 | 18,842 |
| 1965 | #24 | 17,617 |
| 1966 | #24 | 16,954 |
| 1967 | #24 | 16,442 |
| 1968 | #25 | 15,415 |
| 1969 | #29 | 14,619 |
| 1970 | #29 | 13,617 |
| 1971 | #31 | 11,618 |
| 1972 | #32 | 9,503 |
| 1973 | #40 | 8,328 |
| 1974 | #42 | 7,666 |
| 1975 | #46 | 7,063 |
| 1976 | #49 | 6,459 |
| 1977 | #53 | 6,026 |
| 1978 | #55 | 5,759 |
| 1979 | #54 | 5,693 |
| 1980 | #58 | 5,757 |
| 1981 | #59 | 5,538 |
| 1982 | #60 | 5,208 |
| 1983 | #64 | 4,702 |
| 1984 | #67 | 4,506 |
| 1985 | #71 | 4,299 |
| 1986 | #75 | 4,224 |
| 1987 | #73 | 4,153 |
| 1988 | #79 | 4,172 |
| 1989 | #85 | 4,111 |
| 1990 | #97 | 3,899 |
| 1991 | #101 | 3,670 |
| 1992 | #112 | 3,222 |
| 1993 | #122 | 2,882 |
| 1994 | #137 | 2,563 |
| 1995 | #146 | 2,402 |
| 1996 | #156 | 2,229 |
| 1997 | #164 | 2,096 |
| 1998 | #182 | 1,847 |
| 1999 | #186 | 1,872 |
| 2000 | #203 | 1,750 |
| 2001 | #212 | 1,652 |
| 2002 | #227 | 1,521 |
| 2003 | #237 | 1,406 |
| 2004 | #232 | 1,450 |
| 2005 | #255 | 1,302 |
| 2006 | #249 | 1,374 |
| 2007 | #292 | 1,175 |
| 2008 | #307 | 1,089 |
| 2009 | #341 | 926 |
| 2010 | #343 | 913 |
| 2011 | #341 | 889 |
| 2012 | #378 | 797 |
| 2013 | #400 | 745 |
| 2014 | #394 | 791 |
| 2015 | #434 | 704 |
| 2016 | #429 | 728 |
| 2017 | #462 | 659 |
| 2018 | #491 | 587 |
| 2019 | #528 | 540 |
| 2020 | #558 | 502 |
| 2021 | #562 | 504 |
| 2022 | #559 | 532 |
| 2023 | #611 | 457 |
| 2024 | #575 | 495 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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