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Ronald
Recorded 1.1 million times in US records since 1883. Peak year: 1947.
#1289
U.S. rank · 2025
1 in 7,569
U.S. · 2025 records
Rare gem
rarity tier
≈665,000
alive today (estimate)
↘ fading
10-yr trend
How many Ronalds are there?

Alive in the US today estimate

Roughly 665,000 Ronalds are alive in the US today, we estimate. About 1 in 510 Americans.

Made from recorded births by year and sex, multiplied by survival to today's age (SSA life table). It can't see immigration, and it's an estimate, not a census: how the living estimate is made.

Popularity over time

Ronald through the years, 1883–2025

1947 · 34,972 34,972 0
18832025
Peak Ronald year: 1947 (ringed), with 34,972 recorded. Current usage: ~100% boys. counts of people issued a Social Security number, not a full count of births.

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Every figure on this page is computed from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national baby-names data (ssa.gov), and the living estimate uses the SSA actuarial life table: how we calculate this. Data through 2025; refreshed Jun 2026; living estimate as of 2026.