The baby name Ronald appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1948 with 44,819 babies given the name.
Over the period shown, Ronald has stayed at a similar level of popularity.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 59 |
| 1911 | 84 |
| 1912 | 304 |
| 1913 | 495 |
| 1914 | 649 |
| 1915 | 973 |
| 1916 | 937 |
| 1917 | 999 |
| 1918 | 954 |
| 1919 | 1,007 |
| 1920 | 1,072 |
| 1921 | 1,263 |
| 1922 | 1,368 |
| 1923 | 1,487 |
| 1924 | 1,770 |
| 1925 | 12 |
| 1925 | 2,109 |
| 1926 | 2,783 |
| 1927 | 3,890 |
| 1928 | 10 |
| 1928 | 4,860 |
| 1929 | 5,670 |
| 1930 | 5 |
| 1930 | 7,039 |
| 1931 | 5 |
| 1931 | 8,076 |
| 1932 | 12 |
| 1932 | 14,115 |
| 1933 | 16 |
| 1933 | 15,643 |
| 1934 | 26 |
| 1934 | 18,046 |
| 1935 | 16 |
| 1935 | 20,292 |
| 1936 | 19 |
| 1936 | 22,922 |
| 1937 | 20 |
| 1937 | 24,258 |
| 1938 | 48 |
| 1938 | 25,918 |
| 1939 | 5 |
| 1939 | 24,588 |
| 1940 | 22 |
| 1940 | 26,188 |
| 1941 | 23 |
| 1941 | 30,762 |
| 1942 | 55 |
| 1942 | 34,694 |
| 1943 | 37 |
| 1943 | 37,032 |
| 1944 | 15 |
| 1944 | 32,177 |
| 1945 | 16 |
| 1945 | 29,897 |
| 1946 | 69 |
| 1946 | 35,565 |
| 1947 | 33 |
| 1947 | 38,328 |
| 1948 | 14 |
| 1948 | 44,819 |
| 1949 | 49 |
| 1949 | 40,859 |
| 1950 | 47 |
| 1950 | 38,919 |
| 1951 | 34 |
| 1951 | 36,266 |
| 1952 | 34 |
| 1952 | 34,463 |
| 1953 | 6 |
| 1953 | 36,855 |
| 1954 | 34 |
| 1954 | 34,776 |
| 1955 | 35 |
| 1955 | 35,273 |
| 1956 | 16 |
| 1956 | 36,552 |
| 1957 | 48 |
| 1957 | 34,322 |
| 1958 | 20 |
| 1958 | 31,729 |
| 1959 | 43 |
| 1959 | 27,543 |
| 1960 | 26 |
| 1960 | 26,605 |
| 1961 | 18 |
| 1961 | 24,440 |
| 1962 | 10 |
| 1962 | 23,934 |
| 1963 | 15 |
| 1963 | 24,563 |
| 1964 | 25 |
| 1964 | 22,481 |
| 1965 | 20 |
| 1965 | 22,109 |
| 1966 | 34 |
| 1966 | 19,813 |
| 1967 | 59 |
| 1967 | 19,811 |
| 1968 | 49 |
| 1968 | 18,429 |
| 1969 | 40 |
| 1969 | 17,500 |
| 1970 | 12 |
| 1970 | 15,663 |
| 1971 | 28 |
| 1971 | 13,486 |
| 1972 | 16 |
| 1972 | 11,099 |
| 1973 | 26 |
| 1973 | 9,618 |
| 1974 | 11 |
| 1974 | 8,838 |
| 1975 | 16 |
| 1975 | 8,001 |
| 1976 | 7,276 |
| 1977 | 33 |
| 1977 | 7,946 |
| 1978 | 6,878 |
| 1979 | 6,558 |
| 1980 | 7,040 |
| 1981 | 17 |
| 1981 | 5,949 |
| 1982 | 5,512 |
| 1983 | 5,263 |
| 1984 | 17 |
| 1984 | 4,719 |
| 1985 | 4,262 |
| 1986 | 10 |
| 1986 | 5,236 |
| 1987 | 4,378 |
| 1988 | 6 |
| 1988 | 4,440 |
| 1989 | 4,393 |
| 1990 | 3,986 |
| 1991 | 3,802 |
| 1992 | 3,615 |
| 1993 | 3,379 |
| 1994 | 3,067 |
| 1995 | 2,824 |
| 1996 | 2,432 |
| 1997 | 2,354 |
| 1998 | 2,135 |
| 1999 | 2,199 |
| 2000 | 1,931 |
| 2001 | 1,830 |
| 2002 | 1,727 |
| 2003 | 1,548 |
| 2004 | 1,618 |
| 2005 | 1,560 |
| 2006 | 1,663 |
| 2007 | 1,334 |
| 2008 | 1,225 |
| 2009 | 1,085 |
| 2010 | 1,054 |
| 2011 | 954 |
| 2012 | 924 |
| 2013 | 827 |
| 2014 | 907 |
| 2015 | 913 |
| 2016 | 945 |
| 2017 | 836 |
| 2018 | 695 |
| 2019 | 631 |
| 2020 | 506 |
| 2021 | 676 |
| 2022 | 573 |
| 2023 | 466 |
| 2024 | 514 |