Recorded 1927–1975 Boys' name Peak 1950 865 births

Ronold — boys' name

865 babies named Ronold in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s211930s1351940s2601950s2391960s1641970s46
1940s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Ronold was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

35 babies were named Ronold in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ronold

The Social Security Administration has registered 865 babies named Ronold between 1927 and 1975, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ronold currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ronold performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 260 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ronold shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ronold in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ronold 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 865 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.

Ronold at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

865

Since 1927

49 years of records

Peak year

1950

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1927

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1975

Ronold popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1927

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1950)
35
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
010203040 19751968196119541947194019331927 5

Ronold by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
260 births that decade — 30% of Ronold's all-time total
1920s211930s1351940s2601950s2391960s1641970s46

Ronold by state

Where Ronold concentrates geographically — total births since 1927

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ronold
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 0.6%
Illinois share of Ronold's total US births 0.6%

5 of 865 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ronold?
865 babies have been named Ronold since 1927. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1950 with 35 births.
When was Ronold most popular?
Ronold was most popular in the 1940s decade with 260 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
Where is Ronold most popular?
The top states for the name Ronold are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Ronold been used?
Ronold has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 49 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Ronold?
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, 1927–1975 (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.