Boys' name · since 1918

Ronal

Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 1,541 babies named Ronal, peaking in 1939. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#3,882 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,645 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,541
born since 1918
1940s
peak decade

Yes -- Ronal is the #5645 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,541 recorded since 1918.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ronal has been recorded 1,541 times among boys since 1918, currently ranked #5645 nationally and more common than 59% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.

  • #3,882 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #5,645 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,541 born since 1918
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ronal ranks #3,882 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,645 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,541 born since 1918, peaking in the 1940s.

#3,882 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,645 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,541
born since 1918
1940s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%59.4%
Ronal vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Ronal's 1,541 recorded births place it above 91.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

6 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Ronal compares

1,541 Top 25% higher than 75% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Ronal's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ronal Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,541 369 358,536
Peak-year births 61 34 22,252

Ronal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Ronal splits its recorded history at 1973: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1939 peak of 61 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Ronal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1939)
61
Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
020406080 191819361949196219751990200320162025 16

Ronal by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (282 births, 18% of the file).

1940s was Ronal's strongest decade.

282 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.

Ronal births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 282 births (18% of all-time use).

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

How Ronal compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ronal's total volume

Ronal vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -50, 3.8%-37, 7.1%-20, 16.3%-56, 3.6%-27, 7.1%-50, 6%-34, 5.5%-55, 7.1%-47, 4.3%-55, 5.4%-51, 5.4%-119, 4%-113, 6%-31, 9.6%-78, 4.7%Ronal-108, 4%Ronal
Ronal vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Ronal by state

Where Ronal concentrates geographically, total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Ronal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
29 1.9%
#2 Oklahoma
25 1.6%
#3 Texas
22 1.4%
#4 Tennessee
6 0.4%
#5 Kentucky
5 0.3%
#6 New York
5 0.3%
California share of Ronal's total US births 1.9%
Even split

29 of 1,541 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ronal? ▼
1,541 babies have been named Ronal since 1918. All-time, it sits at #3,882 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #5,645 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1939 with 61 births.
Where does Ronal sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ronal ranks #3,882 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,645 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ronal most popular? ▼
Ronal was most popular in the 1940s decade with 282 total births. The single peak year was 1939.
Where is Ronal most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Ronal are California (29 births), Oklahoma (25 births), Texas (22 births).
How long has the name Ronal been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ronal since 1918 -- 108 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Ronal? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ronald, Ronnie, Ron, Ronan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Ronal's data

  • Ronal's decade-level peak was the 1940s (282 total births); usage has since declined to 71 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Ronals (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

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

Keep exploring Ronal

Nearby Names Like Ronal

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ronal: 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, 1918–2025 (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 Ronal 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.