Ronald
Last seen for girls in 1999 at #14,411 · #637 for boys in 2025, 438 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1943 · 29,239 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 65 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,082,247since 1883
Ronald over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #637 | 438 | |
| 2024 | — | #575 | 497 | |
| 2023 | — | #611 | 457 | |
| 2022 | — | #559 | 532 | |
| 2021 | — | #562 | 505 | |
| 2020 | — | #558 | 503 | |
| 2019 | — | #526 | 541 | |
| 2018 | — | #490 | 588 | |
| 2017 | — | #459 | 660 | |
| 2016 | — | #429 | 728 | |
| 2015 | — | #434 | 704 | |
| 2014 | — | #394 | 791 | |
| 2013 | — | #402 | 745 | |
| 2012 | — | #378 | 797 | |
| 2011 | — | #342 | 889 | |
| 2010 | — | #343 | 913 | |
| 2009 | — | #341 | 926 | |
| 2008 | — | #307 | 1,089 | |
| 2007 | — | #292 | 1,175 | |
| 2006 | — | #249 | 1,374 | |
| 2005 | — | #255 | 1,302 | |
| 2004 | — | #232 | 1,450 | |
| 2003 | — | #237 | 1,406 | |
| 2002 | — | #227 | 1,521 | |
| 2001 | — | #212 | 1,652 | |
| 2000 | — | #203 | 1,750 | |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | #186 | 1,872 |
| 1998 | — | #182 | 1,847 | |
| 1997 | — | #164 | 2,096 | |
| 1996 | — | #156 | 2,229 | |
| 1995 | — | #146 | 2,400 | |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | #137 | 2,564 |
| 1993 | #8,719 | 9 | #122 | 2,882 |
| 1992 | #7,067 | 12 | #112 | 3,222 |
| 1991 | #7,987 | 10 | #101 | 3,670 |
| 1990 | #5,835 | 15 | #97 | 3,899 |
| 1989 | #4,522 | 20 | #85 | 4,110 |
| 1988 | #2,744 | 38 | #79 | 4,173 |
| 1987 | #3,101 | 30 | #73 | 4,153 |
| 1986 | #2,300 | 44 | #75 | 4,224 |
| 1985 | #2,804 | 33 | #71 | 4,299 |
| 1984 | #2,149 | 46 | #67 | 4,507 |
| 1983 | #2,433 | 38 | #64 | 4,702 |
| 1982 | #2,250 | 44 | #60 | 5,207 |
| 1981 | #2,342 | 42 | #59 | 5,538 |
| 1980 | #2,391 | 40 | #58 | 5,757 |
| 1979 | #2,050 | 49 | #54 | 5,694 |
| 1978 | #2,390 | 37 | #55 | 5,758 |
| 1977 | #1,682 | 62 | #53 | 6,026 |
| 1976 | #1,912 | 47 | #49 | 6,457 |
| 1975 | #1,655 | 58 | #46 | 7,064 |
| 1974 | #1,760 | 51 | #42 | 7,667 |
| 1973 | #1,399 | 70 | #40 | 8,327 |
| 1972 | #1,432 | 68 | #32 | 9,502 |
| 1971 | #1,364 | 78 | #31 | 11,617 |
| 1970 | #1,343 | 78 | #29 | 13,618 |
| 1969 | #1,169 | 91 | #29 | 14,618 |
| 1968 | #1,171 | 85 | #25 | 15,415 |
| 1967 | #1,028 | 100 | #24 | 16,443 |
| 1966 | #1,135 | 87 | #24 | 16,952 |
| 1965 | #1,302 | 69 | #24 | 17,619 |
| 1964 | #1,229 | 80 | #24 | 18,844 |
| 1963 | #1,319 | 70 | #23 | 19,780 |
| 1962 | #1,429 | 60 | #25 | 19,963 |
| 1961 | #1,268 | 76 | #24 | 20,842 |
| 1960 | #1,199 | 82 | #21 | 21,714 |
| 1959 | #1,130 | 89 | #21 | 23,114 |
| 1958 | #1,310 | 65 | #19 | 24,824 |
| 1957 | #1,090 | 92 | #17 | 27,209 |
| 1956 | #1,329 | 61 | #15 | 27,725 |
| 1955 | #1,197 | 70 | #18 | 26,172 |
| 1954 | #1,197 | 70 | #15 | 27,625 |
| 1953 | #1,225 | 62 | #15 | 27,713 |
| 1952 | #1,107 | 72 | #15 | 27,800 |
| 1951 | #1,151 | 66 | #12 | 29,049 |
| 1950 | #1,114 | 68 | #12 | 29,908 |
| 1949 | #973 | 84 | #11 | 31,502 |
| 1948 | #1,049 | 71 | #10 | 33,527 |
| 1947 | #1,038 | 73 | #11 | 34,899 |
| 1946 | #853 | 94 | #10 | 31,858 |
| 1945 | #1,048 | 55 | #10 | 23,665 |
| 1944 | #993 | 61 | #10 | 25,513 |
| 1943 | #907 | 73 | #9 | 29,239 |
| 1942 | #873 | 78 | #9 | 27,138 |
| 1941 | #993 | 54 | #9 | 24,407 |
| 1940 | #944 | 58 | #10 | 20,741 |
| 1939 | #960 | 54 | #10 | 19,837 |
| 1938 | #875 | 64 | #10 | 20,295 |
| 1937 | #920 | 56 | #11 | 18,141 |
| 1936 | #1,022 | 46 | #12 | 16,917 |
| 1935 | #965 | 51 | #12 | 15,489 |
| 1934 | #894 | 58 | #11 | 14,088 |
| 1933 | #1,244 | 33 | #12 | 12,061 |
| 1932 | #1,082 | 43 | #16 | 11,143 |
| 1931 | #1,148 | 39 | #27 | 6,726 |
| 1930 | #1,210 | 38 | #37 | 5,635 |
| 1929 | #1,487 | 27 | #45 | 4,479 |
| 1928 | #1,738 | 23 | #50 | 3,969 |
| 1927 | #2,026 | 19 | #63 | 3,115 |
| 1926 | #2,351 | 15 | #88 | 2,283 |
| 1925 | #2,939 | 11 | #104 | 1,674 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #130 | 1,360 |
| 1923 | #2,917 | 11 | #142 | 1,148 |
| 1922 | — | #147 | 1,042 | |
| 1921 | — | #154 | 992 | |
| 1920 | — | #168 | 832 | |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | #171 | 784 |
| 1918 | — | #176 | 751 | |
| 1917 | — | #165 | 766 | |
| 1916 | — | #165 | 723 | |
| 1915 | — | #155 | 763 | |
| 1914 | — | #163 | 541 | |
| 1913 | — | #166 | 417 | |
| 1912 | — | #191 | 302 | |
| 1911 | — | #218 | 136 | |
| 1910 | — | #214 | 118 | |
| 1909 | — | #225 | 93 | |
| 1908 | — | #245 | 75 | |
| 1907 | — | #215 | 88 | |
| 1906 | — | #225 | 76 | |
| 1905 | — | #277 | 51 | |
| 1904 | — | #270 | 50 | |
| 1903 | — | #253 | 52 | |
| 1902 | — | #267 | 49 | |
| 1901 | — | #265 | 42 | |
| 1900 | — | #343 | 40 | |
| 1899 | — | #346 | 27 | |
| 1898 | — | #385 | 26 | |
| 1897 | — | #316 | 34 | |
| 1896 | — | #407 | 23 | |
| 1895 | — | #383 | 25 | |
| 1894 | — | #412 | 21 | |
| 1893 | — | #768 | 8 | |
| 1892 | — | #480 | 17 | |
| 1891 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1890 | — | #405 | 20 | |
| 1889 | — | #628 | 10 | |
| 1888 | — | #505 | 15 | |
| 1887 | — | #679 | 8 | |
| 1886 | — | #512 | 13 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #570 | 11 | |
| 1883 | — | #799 | 6 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1883
The first year at least five boys were named Ronald! It came in at #799, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Ronald is popular in 1942
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Hawaii#4 · 1 in 35
- Illinois#6 · 1 in 32
- New Hampshire#7 · 1 in 32
- Idaho#7 · 1 in 33
- Nebraska#7 · 1 in 33
Best ever in a state: #2 in Hawaii, 1943.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #4 | 121 | 1 in 35 |
| Illinois | #6 | 2,300 | 1 in 32 |
| Colorado | #7 | 275 | 1 in 39 |
| Idaho | #7 | 146 | 1 in 33 |
| Maine | #7 | 201 | 1 in 38 |
| Montana | #7 | 136 | 1 in 36 |
| Nebraska | #7 | 322 | 1 in 33 |
| Nevada | #7 | 25 | 1 in 34 |
| New Hampshire | #7 | 127 | 1 in 32 |
| Indiana | #8 | 1,016 | 1 in 34 |
| Iowa | #8 | 794 | 1 in 29 |
| Michigan | #8 | 1,725 | 1 in 34 |
| North Dakota | #8 | 184 | 1 in 31 |
| Vermont | #8 | 74 | 1 in 39 |
| Wisconsin | #8 | 870 | 1 in 34 |
| California | #9 | 1,740 | 1 in 42 |
| Kansas | #9 | 397 | 1 in 39 |
| Ohio | #9 | 1,912 | 1 in 36 |
| South Dakota | #9 | 158 | 1 in 33 |
| Kentucky | #10 | 534 | 1 in 56 |
| Maryland | #10 | 456 | 1 in 40 |
| Missouri | #10 | 793 | 1 in 43 |
| Oregon | #10 | 271 | 1 in 38 |
| Pennsylvania | #10 | 2,496 | 1 in 37 |
| Rhode Island | #10 | 154 | 1 in 40 |
| Washington | #10 | 418 | 1 in 42 |
| West Virginia | #10 | 438 | 1 in 48 |
| Connecticut | #11 | 362 | 1 in 46 |
| Delaware | #11 | 57 | 1 in 40 |
| Minnesota | #11 | 620 | 1 in 43 |
| Utah | #11 | 132 | 1 in 53 |
| Alaska | #12 | 12 | 1 in 37 |
| District of Columbia | #12 | 170 | 1 in 54 |
| Massachusetts | #12 | 812 | 1 in 49 |
| New Jersey | #12 | 776 | 1 in 48 |
| New York | #12 | 2,212 | 1 in 53 |
| Oklahoma | #12 | 393 | 1 in 55 |
| Wyoming | #12 | 44 | 1 in 47 |
| Arizona | #13 | 84 | 1 in 72 |
| Florida | #13 | 255 | 1 in 73 |
| Virginia | #15 | 345 | 1 in 86 |
| Louisiana | #16 | 313 | 1 in 84 |
| Tennessee | #18 | 368 | 1 in 87 |
| Texas | #19 | 669 | 1 in 105 |
| North Carolina | #20 | 427 | 1 in 98 |
| Georgia | #22 | 341 | 1 in 104 |
| Alabama | #26 | 242 | 1 in 135 |
| Arkansas | #27 | 153 | 1 in 137 |
| South Carolina | #29 | 160 | 1 in 149 |
| New Mexico | #39 | 38 | 1 in 159 |
| Mississippi | #69 | 70 | 1 in 339 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 62 spots since 2024 (#575 → #637)
- 79 spots since 2020 (#558 → #637)
- 203 spots since 2015 (#434 → #637)
- Biggest jump: 356 spots in 1894 (#768 → #412)
- Biggest drop: 295 spots in 1891 (#405 → #700)
Rise & fade · boys
60 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1883
- Peaked 1943 at #9 (29,239 births)
- Births halved by 1969, 26 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 10 yrs
- Top 10: 10 yrs · run 1938–1946
- Top 100: 65 yrs · run 1926–1990
- Top 1,000: 142 yrs · run 1886–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 49
- Highest: 1 in 49 boys born in 1943 were named Ronald (2.0%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,900 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · boys
The 1940s
- 26.1% of all boys named Ronald (282,489) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 63 | #505 (1888) | #616 |
| 1890s | 209 | #316 (1897) | #460 |
| 1900s | 616 | #215 (1907) | #259 |
| 1910s | 5,301 | #155 (1915) | #178 |
| 1920s | 20,894 | #45 (1929) | #109 |
| 1930s | 140,332 | #10 (1938) | #16 |
| 1940s | 282,489 | #9 (1943) | #10 |
| 1950s | 271,139 | #12 (1950) | #16 |
| 1960s | 182,190 | #21 (1960) | #24 |
| 1970s | 81,730 | #29 (1970) | #43 |
| 1980s | 46,670 | #58 (1980) | #69 |
| 1990s | 26,681 | #97 (1990) | #140 |
| 2000s | 13,645 | #203 (2000) | #256 |
| 2010s | 7,356 | #342 (2011) | #420 |
| 2020s | 2,932 | #558 (2020) | #584 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ronald in 1942
girls
#873
78 births · 1 in 17,317 girls
boys
#9
27,138 births · 1 in 51 boys
Top girls' names in 1942
Top boys' names in 1942
More about 1942
girls
1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 17,317 of them was named Ronald, which outranked 83.8% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 51 of them was named Ronald, which outranked 99.8% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.