Boys' name · since 1914
Ronaldo
Ronaldo has 6,043 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,579 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,980 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,043
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ronaldo currently ranks #1980 among boys' names in America, with 6,043 babies recorded since 1914.
Ronaldo has 6,043 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1980 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #1,579 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,980 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,043 born since 1914
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ronaldo ranks #1,579 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,980 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,043 born since 1914, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,579 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,980 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,043
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ronaldo's 6,043 recorded births place it above 96.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ronaldo compares
6,043 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Ronaldo's all-time total is 16x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ronaldo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,043 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 359 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ronaldo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ronaldo's full recorded timeline at 1976, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 359 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ronaldo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 359
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Ronaldo by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,096 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Ronaldo's strongest decade.
2,096 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Ronaldo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 30
1920s
30 births
- 1930s 48
1930s
48 births
- 1940s 77
1940s
77 births
- 1950s 179
1950s
179 births
- 1960s 225
1960s
225 births
- 1970s 236
1970s
236 births
- 1980s 269
1980s
269 births
- 1990s
1990s
976 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,096 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,405 births
- 2020s 491
2020s
491 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,096 births (35% of all-time use).
How Ronaldo 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 Ronaldo's total volume
Ronaldo by state
Where Ronaldo concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,366 | 22.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,134 | 18.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 305 | 5.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 295 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 232 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 114 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 108 | 1.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 104 | 1.7% |
1,366 of 6,043 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Ronaldo appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ronaldo's data
- Ronaldo's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,096 total births); usage has since declined to 491 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ronaldos (1,366 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ronaldo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
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, 1914–2025 (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 Ronaldo 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.