Boys' name · since 1970
Rondale
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 509 babies named Rondale, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,820 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 509
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rondale is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 509 have been recorded since 1970.
Rondale has 509 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2018.
- #7,820 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 509 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rondale ranks #7,820 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 509 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,820 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 509
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rondale's 509 recorded births place it above 82.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Rondale's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rondale's full recorded timeline at 1993, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rondale popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2018
- Peak year (1979)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Rondale by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (143 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Rondale's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Rondale births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
116 births
- 1980s
1980s
143 births
- 1990s
1990s
126 births
- 2000s
2000s
77 births
- 2010s 47
2010s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 143 births (28% of all-time use).
How Rondale 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 Rondale's total volume
Rondale by state
Where Rondale concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 509 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Rondale's data
- Rondale's decade-level peak was the 1980s (143 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rondales (5 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 Rondale: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1970–2018 (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 Rondale 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.