US rank #7275 Boys' name Peak 1939 1,525 births

Ronal — #7275 US boys' name

1,525 babies named Ronal in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1939. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s91920s481930s2161940s2821950s1681960s1601970s961980s711990s1232000s1942010s1032020s55
#7275
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 49% of names given to boys today.

1940s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Ronal was born in this single decade.

1939
Single peak year

61 babies were named Ronal in 1939 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ronal

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,525 babies named Ronal between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ronal currently holds the #7275 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1939, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ronal performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 282 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Ronal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 29 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oklahoma and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Ronal in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ronal 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 1,525 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.

Ronal at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,525

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

1939

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

#7,275

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ronal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1939)
61
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Ronal by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
282 births that decade — 18% of Ronal's all-time total
1910s91920s481930s2161940s2821950s1681960s1601970s961980s711990s1232000s1942010s1032020s55

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 1,525 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ronal?
1,525 babies have been named Ronal since 1918. It currently ranks #7275 among boys. The peak year was 1939 with 61 births.
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?
Ronal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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, 1918–2024 (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.