Is Ronald a boy or girl name?
Ronald is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 495 boys were named Ronald, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 1,085,633 US babies named Ronald were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #575
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ronald since 1883
- 1,085,633
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 34,973 babies
Boys and girls named Ronald, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 63 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 209 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 616 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 5,301 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 1920s | 20,895 | 111 | 0.5% |
| 1930s | 140,332 | 482 | 0.3% |
| 1940s | 282,478 | 701 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 271,146 | 715 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 182,176 | 801 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 81,732 | 598 | 0.7% |
| 1980s | 46,670 | 375 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 26,682 | 57 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 13,645 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 7,353 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 2,490 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 495 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 457 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 532 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 504 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 502 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 540 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 587 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 659 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 728 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 704 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 791 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 745 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 797 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 889 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 913 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 926 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1,089 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1,175 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1,374 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1,302 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1,450 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1,406 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1,521 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1,652 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1,750 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1,872 | #186 | 5 | #16,335 |
| 1998 | 1,847 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 2,096 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 2,229 | #156 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 2,402 | #146 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 2,563 | #137 | 6 | #13,045 |
| 1993 | 2,882 | #122 | 9 | #9,351 |
| 1992 | 3,222 | #112 | 12 | #7,411 |
| 1991 | 3,670 | #101 | 10 | #8,450 |
| 1990 | 3,899 | #97 | 15 | #6,067 |
| 1989 | 4,111 | #85 | 20 | #4,637 |
| 1988 | 4,172 | #79 | 38 | #2,784 |
| 1987 | 4,153 | #73 | 30 | #3,147 |
| 1986 | 4,224 | #75 | 44 | #2,329 |
| 1985 | 4,299 | #71 | 33 | #2,845 |
| 1984 | 4,506 | #67 | 46 | #2,178 |
| 1983 | 4,702 | #64 | 38 | #2,466 |
| 1982 | 5,208 | #60 | 44 | #2,277 |
| 1981 | 5,538 | #59 | 42 | #2,365 |
| 1980 | 5,757 | #58 | 40 | #2,426 |
| 1979 | 5,693 | #54 | 49 | #2,076 |
| 1978 | 5,759 | #55 | 37 | #2,423 |
| 1977 | 6,026 | #53 | 62 | #1,691 |
| 1976 | 6,459 | #49 | 47 | #1,930 |
| 1975 | 7,063 | #46 | 58 | #1,669 |
| 1974 | 7,666 | #42 | 51 | #1,767 |
| 1973 | 8,328 | #40 | 70 | #1,413 |
| 1972 | 9,503 | #32 | 68 | #1,444 |
| 1971 | 11,618 | #31 | 78 | #1,374 |
| 1970 | 13,617 | #29 | 78 | #1,349 |
| 1969 | 14,619 | #29 | 91 | #1,174 |
| 1968 | 15,415 | #25 | 85 | #1,175 |
| 1967 | 16,442 | #24 | 100 | #1,034 |
| 1966 | 16,954 | #24 | 87 | #1,141 |
| 1965 | 17,617 | #24 | 69 | #1,319 |
| 1964 | 18,842 | #24 | 80 | #1,237 |
| 1963 | 19,781 | #23 | 70 | #1,328 |
| 1962 | 19,964 | #25 | 60 | #1,441 |
| 1961 | 20,841 | #24 | 76 | #1,278 |
| 1960 | 21,701 | #21 | 83 | #1,195 |
| 1959 | 23,122 | #21 | 89 | #1,134 |
| 1958 | 24,822 | #19 | 65 | #1,316 |
| 1957 | 27,211 | #17 | 92 | #1,094 |
| 1956 | 27,723 | #15 | 61 | #1,336 |
| 1955 | 26,173 | #18 | 70 | #1,206 |
| 1954 | 27,624 | #15 | 70 | #1,204 |
| 1953 | 27,714 | #15 | 62 | #1,238 |
| 1952 | 27,801 | #15 | 72 | #1,116 |
| 1951 | 29,048 | #12 | 66 | #1,159 |
| 1950 | 29,908 | #12 | 68 | #1,121 |
| 1949 | 31,497 | #11 | 84 | #978 |
| 1948 | 33,524 | #10 | 71 | #1,054 |
| 1947 | 34,900 | #11 | 73 | #1,046 |
| 1946 | 31,856 | #10 | 94 | #856 |
| 1945 | 23,664 | #10 | 55 | #1,058 |
| 1944 | 25,514 | #10 | 61 | #1,002 |
| 1943 | 29,240 | #9 | 73 | #913 |
| 1942 | 27,136 | #9 | 78 | #885 |
| 1941 | 24,407 | #9 | 54 | #1,001 |
| 1940 | 20,740 | #10 | 58 | #951 |
| 1939 | 19,835 | #10 | 54 | #973 |
| 1938 | 20,297 | #10 | 64 | #887 |
| 1937 | 18,140 | #11 | 56 | #928 |
| 1936 | 16,918 | #12 | 46 | #1,034 |
| 1935 | 15,489 | #12 | 51 | #972 |
| 1934 | 14,088 | #11 | 58 | #903 |
| 1933 | 12,061 | #12 | 33 | #1,259 |
| 1932 | 11,143 | #16 | 43 | #1,094 |
| 1931 | 6,726 | #27 | 39 | #1,161 |
| 1930 | 5,635 | #37 | 38 | #1,230 |
| 1929 | 4,479 | #45 | 27 | #1,519 |
| 1928 | 3,969 | #50 | 23 | #1,771 |
| 1927 | 3,116 | #63 | 19 | #2,085 |
| 1926 | 2,283 | #88 | 15 | #2,450 |
| 1925 | 1,674 | #104 | 11 | #3,086 |
| 1924 | 1,360 | #130 | 5 | #5,754 |
| 1923 | 1,148 | #142 | 11 | #3,086 |
| 1922 | 1,042 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 992 | #154 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 832 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 784 | #171 | 5 | #5,433 |
| 1918 | 751 | #176 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 766 | #165 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 723 | #167 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 763 | #155 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 541 | #163 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 417 | #167 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 302 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 136 | #218 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 118 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 93 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 75 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 88 | #218 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 76 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 51 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 50 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 52 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 49 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 42 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 40 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 27 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 26 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 34 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 23 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 25 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 21 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 8 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 17 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 8 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 20 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 10 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 15 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 8 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 13 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 11 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 6 | #868 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ronald reached #9 in 1941. As a girl name, it reached #856 in 1946. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ronald
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.