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Ronald is a given name of Old Norse, Scandinavian origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 1,085,633 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 1,081,788 as boys and 3,845 as girls. Ronald gained popularity in the 1920s, peaked in 1947 and has since declined significantly. It is the #37 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 495
2023 457
2022 532
2021 504
2020 502
2019 540
2018 587
2017 659
2016 728
2015 704
2014 791
2013 745
2012 797
2011 889
2010 913
2009 926
2008 1,089
2007 1,175
2006 1,374
2005 1,302
2004 1,450
2003 1,406
2002 1,521
2001 1,652
2000 1,750
1999 1,877
1998 1,847
1997 2,096
1996 2,229
1995 2,402
1994 2,569
1993 2,891
1992 3,234
1991 3,680
1990 3,914
1989 4,131
1988 4,210
1987 4,183
1986 4,268
1985 4,332
1984 4,552
1983 4,740
1982 5,252
1981 5,580
1980 5,797
1979 5,742
1978 5,796
1977 6,088
1976 6,506
1975 7,121
1974 7,717
1973 8,398
1972 9,571
1971 11,696
1970 13,695
1969 14,710
1968 15,500
1967 16,542
1966 17,041
1965 17,686
1964 18,922
1963 19,851
1962 20,024
1961 20,917
1960 21,784
1959 23,211
1958 24,887
1957 27,303
1956 27,784
1955 26,243
1954 27,694
1953 27,776
1952 27,873
1951 29,114
1950 29,976
1949 31,581
1948 33,595
1947 34,973
1946 31,950
1945 23,719
1944 25,575
1943 29,313
1942 27,214
1941 24,461
1940 20,798
1939 19,889
1938 20,361
1937 18,196
1936 16,964
1935 15,540
1934 14,146
1933 12,094
1932 11,186
1931 6,765
1930 5,673
1929 4,506
1928 3,992
1927 3,135
1926 2,298
1925 1,685
1924 1,365
1923 1,159
1922 1,042
1921 992
1920 832
1919 789
1918 751
1917 766
1916 723
1915 763
1914 541
1913 417
1912 302
1911 136
1910 118
1909 93
1908 75
1907 88
1906 76
1905 51
1904 50
1903 52
1902 49
1901 42
1900 40
1899 27
1898 26
1897 34
1896 23
1895 25
1894 21
1893 8
1892 17
1891 8
1890 20
1889 10
1888 15
1887 8
1886 13
1884 11
1883 6