#5752024 rank
1947peak year
1,038,662babies named Ronald since 1880
▼ 8%5-year trend
Ronald popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Ronald mean?
From Old Norse Rognvaldr, from regin, 'advice, counsel', and valdr, 'ruler'. Popular in Scotland, it became a mid-century American staple, later boosted by President Reagan.
OriginNorse
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylevintage, classic
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Famous Ronalds
- Ronald Reagan, president
Spellings & variants
RonaldoReinhold
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