Ronald

Given to 1,086,091 US babies since 1883

● Steady

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#637
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
438
boys 438
Peak year
1943
29,239 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
1,086,091
since 1883

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ronald was most popular in 1943, when 29,239 babies recorded as boys got the name (20.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 438 babies were named Ronald, ranking #637 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.06.2512.518.752518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1943 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ronald was most popular in 1943, when 29,239 babies recorded as boys got the name (20.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 438 babies were named Ronald, ranking #637 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.06.2512.518.75251880192019602000Peak 1943

Ronald was most popular in 1943, when 29,239 babies recorded as boys got the name (20.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 438 babies were named Ronald, ranking #637 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 438 637
2024 <5 — 497 575
2023 <5 — 457 611
2022 <5 — 532 559
2021 <5 — 505 562
2020 <5 — 503 558
2019 <5 — 541 526
2018 <5 — 588 490
2017 <5 — 660 459
2016 <5 — 728 429
2015 <5 — 704 434
2014 <5 — 791 394
2013 <5 — 745 402
2012 <5 — 797 378
2011 <5 — 889 342
2010 <5 — 913 343
2009 <5 — 926 341
2008 <5 — 1,089 307
2007 <5 — 1,175 292
2006 <5 — 1,374 249
2005 <5 — 1,302 255
2004 <5 — 1,450 232
2003 <5 — 1,406 237
2002 <5 — 1,521 227
2001 <5 — 1,652 212
2000 <5 — 1,750 203
1999 5 14411 1,872 186
1998 <5 — 1,847 182
1997 <5 — 2,096 164
1996 <5 — 2,229 156
1995 <5 — 2,400 146
1994 6 11778 2,564 137
1993 9 8719 2,882 122
1992 12 7067 3,222 112
1991 10 7987 3,670 101
1990 15 5835 3,899 97
1989 20 4522 4,110 85
1988 38 2744 4,173 79
1987 30 3101 4,153 73
1986 44 2300 4,224 75
1985 33 2804 4,299 71
1984 46 2149 4,507 67
1983 38 2433 4,702 64
1982 44 2250 5,207 60
1981 42 2342 5,538 59
1980 40 2391 5,757 58
1979 49 2050 5,694 54
1978 37 2390 5,758 55
1977 62 1682 6,026 53
1976 47 1912 6,457 49
1975 58 1655 7,064 46
1974 51 1760 7,667 42
1973 70 1399 8,327 40
1972 68 1432 9,502 32
1971 78 1364 11,617 31
1970 78 1343 13,618 29
1969 91 1169 14,618 29
1968 85 1171 15,415 25
1967 100 1028 16,443 24
1966 87 1135 16,952 24
1965 69 1302 17,619 24
1964 80 1229 18,844 24
1963 70 1319 19,780 23
1962 60 1429 19,963 25
1961 76 1268 20,842 24
1960 82 1199 21,714 21
1959 89 1130 23,114 21
1958 65 1310 24,824 19
1957 92 1090 27,209 17
1956 61 1329 27,725 15
1955 70 1197 26,172 18
1954 70 1197 27,625 15
1953 62 1225 27,713 15
1952 72 1107 27,800 15
1951 66 1151 29,049 12
1950 68 1114 29,908 12
1949 84 973 31,502 11
1948 71 1049 33,527 10
1947 73 1038 34,899 11
1946 94 853 31,858 10
1945 55 1048 23,665 10
1944 61 993 25,513 10
1943 73 907 29,239 9
1942 78 873 27,138 9
1941 54 993 24,407 9
1940 58 944 20,741 10
1939 54 960 19,837 10
1938 64 875 20,295 10
1937 56 920 18,141 11
1936 46 1022 16,917 12
1935 51 965 15,489 12
1934 58 894 14,088 11
1933 33 1244 12,061 12
1932 43 1082 11,143 16
1931 39 1148 6,726 27
1930 38 1210 5,635 37
1929 27 1487 4,479 45
1928 23 1738 3,969 50
1927 19 2026 3,115 63
1926 15 2351 2,283 88
1925 11 2939 1,674 104
1924 5 5061 1,360 130
1923 11 2917 1,148 142
1922 <5 — 1,042 147
1921 <5 — 992 154
1920 <5 — 832 168
1919 5 4814 784 171
1918 <5 — 751 176
1917 <5 — 766 165
1916 <5 — 723 165
1915 <5 — 763 155
1914 <5 — 541 163
1913 <5 — 417 166
1912 <5 — 302 191
1911 <5 — 136 218
1910 <5 — 118 214
1909 <5 — 93 225
1908 <5 — 75 245
1907 <5 — 88 215
1906 <5 — 76 225
1905 <5 — 51 277
1904 <5 — 50 270
1903 <5 — 52 253
1902 <5 — 49 267
1901 <5 — 42 265
1900 <5 — 40 343
1899 <5 — 27 346
1898 <5 — 26 385
1897 <5 — 34 316
1896 <5 — 23 407
1895 <5 — 25 383
1894 <5 — 21 412
1893 <5 — 8 768
1892 <5 — 17 480
1891 <5 — 8 700
1890 <5 — 20 405
1889 <5 — 10 628
1888 <5 — 15 505
1887 <5 — 8 679
1886 <5 — 13 512
1885 <5 — <5 —
1884 <5 — 11 570
1883 <5 — 6 799

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Other spellings

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Where Ronald is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years