EveryBabyNames

Ronald

3 countries#637 in United States, 2025
US
#637
in United States, 2025
FR
3,542
total births, France
SCOT
1,177
total births, Scotland
Total births recorded
1,090,810
Peak year (United States)
1947
Peak-year count
34,972
First recorded
1883

Popularity across 3 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Ronald was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

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United StatesFranceScotland

Country by country

United States

1,086,091 births recorded 1883–2025 · currently #637 · peaked in 1947 with 34,972 births

Most common in: New York, California, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

3,542 births recorded 1913–2020 · peaked in 1981 with 117 births

Most common in: Martinique, Guadeloupe, Nord, Paris, Pas-de-Calais

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

1,177 births recorded 1974–2024 · peaked in 1974 with 111 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Ronald’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#249
2007#292↓43
2008#307↓15
2009#341↓34
2010#343↓2
2011#342↑1
2012#378↓36
2013#402↓24
2014#394↑8
2015#434↓40
2016#429↑5
2017#459↓30
2018#490↓31
2019#526↓36
2020#558↓32
2021#562↓4
2022#559↑3
2023#611↓52
2024#575↑36
2025#637↓62

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