Ronald remains a common boys' name (#638 in 2025), down from a peak of #9 in 1941.
Ronald is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #638 for boy births in the United States (and #1,290 across all names), given to 438 babies. Ronald first appears in 1883 and peaked in 1947 (34,899 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 438 | 438 | — | #638 |
| 2024 | 497 | 497 | — | #575 |
| 2023 | 457 | 457 | — | #613 |
| 2022 | 532 | 532 | — | #559 |
| 2021 | 505 | 505 | — | #562 |
| 2020 | 503 | 503 | — | #559 |
| 2019 | 541 | 541 | — | #527 |
| 2018 | 588 | 588 | — | #491 |
| 2017 | 660 | 660 | — | #462 |
| 2016 | 728 | 728 | — | #429 |
| 2015 | 704 | 704 | — | #435 |
| 2014 | 791 | 791 | — | #394 |
| 2013 | 745 | 745 | — | #402 |
| 2012 | 797 | 802 | — | #378 |
| 2011 | 889 | 889 | — | #342 |
| 2010 | 913 | 919 | — | #343 |
| 2009 | 926 | 931 | — | #341 |
| 2008 | 1,089 | 1,089 | — | #307 |
| 2007 | 1,175 | 1,175 | — | #293 |
| 2006 | 1,374 | 1,379 | — | #249 |
| 2005 | 1,302 | 1,310 | — | #255 |
| 2004 | 1,450 | 1,455 | — | #232 |
| 2003 | 1,406 | 1,413 | — | #237 |
| 2002 | 1,521 | 1,530 | — | #227 |
| 2001 | 1,652 | 1,662 | — | #212 |
| 2000 | 1,750 | 1,761 | — | #203 |
| 1999 | 1,877 | 1,889 | #16,335 | #186 |
| 1998 | 1,847 | 1,863 | — | #182 |
| 1997 | 2,096 | — | — | #164 |
| 1996 | 2,229 | — | — | #156 |
| 1995 | 2,400 | — | — | #146 |
| 1994 | 2,570 | — | #13,046 | #137 |
| 1993 | 2,891 | — | #9,351 | #122 |
| 1992 | 3,234 | — | #7,412 | #112 |
| 1991 | 3,680 | — | #8,451 | #101 |
| 1990 | 3,914 | — | #6,066 | #97 |
| 1989 | 4,130 | — | #4,637 | #85 |
| 1988 | 4,211 | — | #2,784 | #79 |
| 1987 | 4,183 | — | #3,147 | #73 |
| 1986 | 4,268 | — | #2,329 | #75 |
| 1985 | 4,332 | — | #2,845 | #71 |
| 1984 | 4,553 | — | #2,179 | #67 |
| 1983 | 4,740 | — | #2,466 | #64 |
| 1982 | 5,251 | — | #2,277 | #60 |
| 1981 | 5,580 | — | #2,365 | #59 |
| 1980 | 5,797 | — | #2,426 | #58 |
| 1979 | 5,743 | — | #2,077 | #54 |
| 1978 | 5,795 | — | #2,423 | #55 |
| 1977 | 6,088 | — | #1,691 | #53 |
| 1976 | 6,504 | — | #1,930 | #49 |
| 1975 | 7,122 | — | #1,669 | #46 |
| 1974 | 7,718 | — | #1,767 | #42 |
| 1973 | 8,397 | — | #1,413 | #40 |
| 1972 | 9,570 | — | #1,444 | #32 |
| 1971 | 11,695 | — | #1,374 | #31 |
| 1970 | 13,696 | — | #1,349 | #29 |
| 1969 | 14,709 | — | #1,175 | #29 |
| 1968 | 15,500 | — | #1,175 | #25 |
| 1967 | 16,543 | — | #1,034 | #24 |
| 1966 | 17,039 | — | #1,141 | #24 |
| 1965 | 17,688 | — | #1,319 | #24 |
| 1964 | 18,924 | — | #1,237 | #24 |
| 1963 | 19,850 | — | #1,328 | #23 |
| 1962 | 20,023 | — | #1,441 | #25 |
| 1961 | 20,918 | — | #1,278 | #24 |
| 1960 | 21,796 | — | #1,210 | #21 |
| 1959 | 23,203 | — | #1,134 | #21 |
| 1958 | 24,889 | — | #1,317 | #19 |
| 1957 | 27,301 | — | #1,094 | #17 |
| 1956 | 27,786 | — | #1,336 | #15 |
| 1955 | 26,242 | — | #1,206 | #18 |
| 1954 | 27,695 | — | #1,204 | #15 |
| 1953 | 27,775 | — | #1,238 | #15 |
| 1952 | 27,872 | — | #1,116 | #15 |
| 1951 | 29,115 | — | #1,158 | #12 |
| 1950 | 29,976 | — | #1,121 | #12 |
| 1949 | 31,586 | — | #978 | #11 |
| 1948 | 33,598 | — | #1,054 | #10 |
| 1947 | 34,972 | — | #1,046 | #11 |
| 1946 | 31,952 | — | #856 | #10 |
| 1945 | 23,720 | — | #1,058 | #10 |
| 1944 | 25,574 | — | #1,002 | #10 |
| 1943 | 29,312 | — | #913 | #9 |
| 1942 | 27,216 | — | #885 | #9 |
| 1941 | 24,461 | — | #1,001 | #9 |
| 1940 | 20,799 | — | #952 | #10 |
| 1939 | 19,891 | — | #973 | #10 |
| 1938 | 20,359 | — | #887 | #10 |
| 1937 | 18,197 | — | #928 | #11 |
| 1936 | 16,963 | — | #1,034 | #12 |
| 1935 | 15,540 | — | #972 | #12 |
| 1934 | 14,146 | — | #903 | #11 |
| 1933 | 12,094 | — | #1,259 | #12 |
| 1932 | 11,186 | — | #1,094 | #16 |
| 1931 | 6,765 | — | #1,161 | #27 |
| 1930 | 5,673 | — | #1,230 | #37 |
| 1929 | 4,506 | — | #1,519 | #45 |
| 1928 | 3,992 | — | #1,771 | #50 |
| 1927 | 3,134 | — | #2,085 | #63 |
| 1926 | 2,298 | — | #2,450 | #88 |
| 1925 | 1,685 | — | #3,086 | #104 |
| 1924 | 1,365 | — | #5,754 | #130 |
| 1923 | 1,159 | — | #3,085 | #142 |
| 1922 | 1,042 | — | — | #147 |
| 1921 | 992 | — | — | #154 |
| 1920 | 832 | — | — | #168 |
| 1919 | 789 | — | #5,433 | #171 |
| 1918 | 751 | — | — | #176 |
| 1917 | 766 | — | — | #165 |
| 1916 | 723 | — | — | #167 |
| 1915 | 763 | — | — | #155 |
| 1914 | 541 | — | — | #163 |
| 1913 | 417 | — | — | #167 |
| 1912 | 302 | — | — | #191 |
| 1911 | 136 | — | — | #218 |
| 1910 | 118 | — | — | #215 |
| 1909 | 93 | — | — | #225 |
| 1908 | 75 | — | — | #247 |
| 1907 | 88 | — | — | #218 |
| 1906 | 76 | — | — | #226 |
| 1905 | 51 | — | — | #279 |
| 1904 | 50 | — | — | #271 |
| 1903 | 52 | — | — | #254 |
| 1902 | 49 | — | — | #271 |
| 1901 | 42 | — | — | #266 |
| 1900 | 40 | — | — | #348 |
| 1899 | 27 | — | — | #352 |
| 1898 | 26 | — | — | #388 |
| 1897 | 34 | — | — | #319 |
| 1896 | 23 | — | — | #416 |
| 1895 | 25 | — | — | #389 |
| 1894 | 21 | — | — | #415 |
| 1893 | 8 | — | — | #818 |
| 1892 | 17 | — | — | #493 |
| 1891 | 8 | — | — | #755 |
| 1890 | 20 | — | — | #411 |
| 1889 | 10 | — | — | #663 |
| 1888 | 15 | — | — | #521 |
| 1887 | 8 | — | — | #735 |
| 1886 | 13 | — | — | #534 |
| 1884 | 11 | — | — | #601 |
| 1883 | 6 | — | — | #868 |