Boys' name · since 1926

Rhonald

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.

#25,694 of 45,481
all-time among boys
31
born since 1926
1940s
peak decade

Rhonald is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 31 have been recorded since 1926.

Rhonald has 31 recorded births among boys since 1926, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1970.

  • #25,694 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 31 born since 1926
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhonald ranks #25,694 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1926, peaking in the 1940s.

#25,694 of 45,481
all-time among boys
31
born since 1926
1940s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rhonald's 31 recorded births place it above 43.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Rhonald's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Rhonald splits its recorded history at 1949: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1949 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Rhonald popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1949)
9
Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
45678910 19261943194919581970 5

Rhonald by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (15 births, 48% of the file).

1940s was Rhonald's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Rhonald births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 15 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rhonald? ▼
31 babies have been named Rhonald since 1926. All-time, it sits at #25,694 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1949 with 9 births.
Where does Rhonald sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhonald ranks #25,694 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
Records for Rhonald go back to 1926, giving 45 years of history 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.

What to do with Rhonald's data

  • Rhonald's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 1970s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Rhonald

Nearby Names Like Rhonald

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rhonald

Rhodes Boy
#575 2,741 births
Rhonda Boy
589 births
Rhone Boy
#3436 311 births
Rhonin Boy
#5804 176 births
Rhonan Boy
#10415 93 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rhonald: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1926–1970 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rhonald draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.