Ronald

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Polish

Meaning

Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse Rรถgnvaldr, or possibly from Old English Regenweald. In some cases Ronald is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Raghnall, a name likewise derived from Rรถgnvaldr.

From Wikipedia

Ronald first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 179 babies (rank #191 that year). In 2024 it was given to 15 boys (rank #1,520). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ronald

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ronald yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

1,806
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
179
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1991179#191
1992139#222
1993124#236
199496#265
1995114#258
199698#281
199772#347
199872#334
199966#348
200047#440
200170#340
200252#411
200342#508
200455#429
200551#457
200645#538
200736#665
200841#625
200931#772
201038#654
201123#976
201236#688
201320#1,075
201432#775
201519#1,115
201626#912
201733#772
201825#945
201925#945
202022#1,047
202129#883
202222#1,064
202311#1,826
202415#1,520