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 1955 and has been recorded in 60 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1965 with 2,281 babies (rank #7 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. 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.

44,042
Total babies (all years)
60
Years in the data
2,281
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
1955940#26
19561,153#24
19571,310#19
19581,549#18
19591,844#14
19602,118#8
19612,078#9
19622,205#7
19632,218#7
19642,279#8
19652,281#7
19662,108#7
19671,996#8
19681,843#9
19691,801#9
19701,615#12
19711,396#13
19721,216#15
1973983#17
1974918#17
1975815#20
1976771#20
1977763#16
1978694#19
1979696#20
1980690#23
1981693#19
1982575#25
1983544#31
1984491#37
1985399#48
1986391#46
1987349#60
1988321#66
1989276#75
1990226#92
1991191#110
1992168#120
1993164#122
1994155#134
1995117#175
1996117#170
1997103#182
199897#203
199960#300
200057#314
200142#376
200238#394
200339#377
200431#434
200523#503
200617#589
200710#737
200814#628
200913#658
20107#853
201110#723
20126#884
201312#632
20146#868