Recorded 1979–1989 Boys' name Peak 1983 38 births

Ranaldo — boys' name

38 babies named Ranaldo in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s33
1980s
Peak decade

87% of everyone ever named Ranaldo was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ranaldo in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ranaldo

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Ranaldo between 1979 and 1989, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ranaldo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ranaldo performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ranaldo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ranaldo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 38 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ranaldo at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

38

Since 1979

11 years of records

Peak year

1983

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1979

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1989

Ranaldo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1979

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1983)
8
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
456789 198919861985198319811979 5

Ranaldo by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
33 births that decade — 87% of Ranaldo's all-time total
1970s51980s33

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ranaldo?
38 babies have been named Ranaldo since 1979. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1983 with 8 births.
When was Ranaldo most popular?
Ranaldo was most popular in the 1980s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Ranaldo been used?
Ranaldo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 11 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Ranaldo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Randy, Randall, Randolph, Randal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.