Recorded 1926–1970 Boys' name Peak 1949 31 births

Rhonald — boys' name

31 babies named Rhonald in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51940s151950s61970s5

The verdict

31 boys have been named Rhonald since 1926, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1970.

31
total births
1926–1970
years on record
1940s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Rhonald was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

9 babies were named Rhonald in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rhonald

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Rhonald between 1926 and 1970, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rhonald currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rhonald performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rhonald shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rhonald 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 31 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.

Rhonald at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

31

Since 1926

45 years of records

Peak year

1949

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1926

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1970

Rhonald popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1926

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1949)
9
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
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Rhonald by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
15 births that decade — 48% of Rhonald's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rhonald?
31 babies have been named Rhonald since 1926. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1949 with 9 births.
When was Rhonald most popular?
Rhonald was most popular in the 1940s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Rhonald been used?
Rhonald has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 45 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Rhonald?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rhodes, Rhonda, Rhone, Rhonin, 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, 1926–1970 (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.