Ronaldo Boy

How popular is Ronaldo?

#1,976 boy name in 2025

77 baby boys were named Ronaldo in the US in 2025, making it the 1976th most popular boy name.

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5,727living people named Ronaldo (est.)
21median age of people named Ronaldo
6,043babies named Ronaldo since 1880
1 in 43,056US babies born in 2025

Ronaldo popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#1,976 for boys (▼ 38 from 2024)
Babies in 202577 boys
10-year trendFalling fast (-52% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,162 in 2015, #1,798 in 2020
Peak year1998 (359 boys)
Highest rank#552 in 1998
First recorded1914
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Ronaldo is most popular

Babies named Ronaldo per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (77 boys)
  2. California: 0.1 per 1,000 (76 boys)
  3. Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (31 boys)
  4. New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (20 boys)
  5. North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)

Ronaldo by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1910s11#2,914
1920s30#3,213
1930s48#2,479
1940s77#2,452
1950s179#1,587
1960s225#1,410
1970s236#1,535
1980s269#1,610
1990s976#552
2000s2,096#754
2010s1,405#969
2020s491#1,798

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Questions

Is Ronaldo a boy or girl name?
Ronaldo is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ronaldo were boys.
How popular is the name Ronaldo?
77 baby boys were named Ronaldo in the US in 2025, making it the 1976th most popular boy name.
When was Ronaldo most popular?
Ronaldo peaked in 1998, when 359 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #552 in 1998.
How many people are named Ronaldo?
6,043 babies have been named Ronaldo in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,727 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
Where is Ronaldo most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Ronaldo was most common in Texas, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.