Ronald has been given to about 1,086,091 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1947, which makes it a midcentury name.
Ronald ranks 638th among American boys in 2025, with 438 born that year. Its best year was 1947, when 34,972 babies were given the name, ranking 11th. The typical living American called Ronald is about 70 years old today. It is relatively most common in Idaho, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.