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How popular is the name Ronald?
Births per year, rank history and how many Ronalds are alive today.
Ronald (male), once a common boys' name, is now an uncommon choice for new babies in England and Wales, ranked 627th in 2025 with 59 given the name. The name peaked in 1924, when around 11,700 babies were given the name, the 6th most popular that year. It has declined since 1924; the 2025 figure is roughly 1% of its peak. Numbers have been stable in recent years. At least 330,000 babies have been named Ronald in England and Wales since 1904. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Common short forms of Ronald include Ronny.
The Ronald you are most likely to meet is around 87 years old. Half of all Ronalds born in England and Wales are between 65 and 88, and there are at least 74,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 22% chance that at least one of them will be called Ronald.
How many babies are named Ronald each year?
Where does Ronald rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Ronald most popular?
Ronald peaked in 1924, when around 11,700 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Ronald?
At least 74,000 people named Ronald born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Ronald?
Most living Ronalds are between 65 and 88; the most common age is about 87.
Is Ronald becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1924 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.