Ronald · Shortlist Together

Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Ronald.

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Its story

Popularity since 1919

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 74 recorded years as a table

Ronald, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1919	4
1923	9
1924	4
1925	9
1926	13
1927	16
1928	20
1929	24
1930	34
1931	37
1932	40
1933	33
1934	56
1935	49
1936	44
1937	53
1938	58
1939	49
1940	51
1941	45
1942	58
1943	52
1944	46
1945	42
1946	60
1947	41
1948	42
1949	49
1950	40
1951	37
1952	39
1953	33
1954	36
1955	36
1956	30
1957	45
1958	32
1959	44
1960	41
1961	38
1962	31
1963	36
1964	42
1965	39
1966	51
1967	61
1968	52
1969	54
1970	45
1971	47
1972	45
1973	48
1974	35
1975	40
1976	32
1977	40
1978	24
1979	31
1980	24
1981	25
1982	26
1983	23
1984	27
1985	19
1986	26
1987	17
1988	21
1989	11
1990	8
1991	5
1992	7
1993	5
1994	3
1999	3

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Ronald isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1999: 5
Rank in 1999: #14,411
How rare: 1 in 354,764 girls
Since 1919: 3,844

Ronald was last recorded in 1999. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1967, at 61 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Ronald doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.