Ronald

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Ronald: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Ronald: Recorded since 1945, it reached #24 in 1952, and it stood at #619 in 2024.

6registrars recorded it
145times a registrar ranked it
80years from first to last
#24highest recorded position
24groupings it qualifies for
22names it appears alongside

What stands out in Ronald's record

Appears alongside 22 other names across 6 kinds of recorded relationship. All recorded relationships

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#728
1997	#694
1998	#600
1999	#869
2000	#673
2001	#947
2002	#869
2003	#833
2004	#906
2005	#788
2006	#960
2007	#698
2008	#757
2009	#848
2010	#1144
2011	#852
2012	#998
2013	#771
2014	#805
2015	#765
2016	#748
2017	#684
2018	#564
2019	#634
2020	#668
2021	#569
2022	#670
2023	#691
2024	#796

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 45 of the 56 years from 1945 to 2000.

In 2024: #619 among boys in Scotland, #796 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1945–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #202 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1972
Highest recorded position: #24 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1972).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #796 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Ronald appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Norway · Boys, which has ranked it in 45 years beginning in 1945, and has registered 963 births with the name.

Ronald across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Ronald's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Norway · Boys	#202 (1945)	#134 (1947)	#569 (2000)	45 of 56	963 (1945–2000)	42 (1969)
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#89 (1964)	#89 (1964)	#718 (2012)	34 of 49	529 (1964–2012)	40 (1968)
England and Wales · Boys	#728 (1996)	#564 (2018)	#796 (2024)	29 of 29	1,053 (1996–2024)	67 (2021)
New South Wales, Australia · Boys	#24 (1952)	#24 (1952)	#88 (1972)	21 of 21	5,189 (1952–1972)	495 (1952)
New Zealand · Boys	#36 (1954)	#36 (1954)	#98 (1969)	15 of 16	1,769 (1954–1969)	196 (1954)

Ronald by decade in Norway · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Ronald in Norway · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1940s	137	5 of 10	27
1950s	279	10 of 10	28
1960sbusiest	328	10 of 10	33
1970s	154	9 of 10	17
1980s	44	6 of 10	7
1990s	17	4 of 10	4
2000s	4	1 of 10	4

Across Norway · Boys, the 1960s were its busiest decade, averaging 33 births a year.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Ronald appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1945 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #24 in New South Wales, Australia in 1952.

Ronald's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#796	42	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#691	50	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#670	51	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#569	67	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#668	51	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#634	56	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#564	66	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#684	51	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#748	45	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#765	42	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#805	38	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#771	41	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#998	28	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#852	34	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1144	23	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#848	33	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#757	38	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#698	40	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#960	24	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#788	30	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#906	23	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#833	24	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#869	20	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#947	17	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#673	27	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#869	18	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#600	30	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#694	23	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#728	21	High	Verified
1972	New South Wales, Australia	male	#88	92	Insufficient	Not yet available
1971	New South Wales, Australia	male	#93	86	Insufficient	Not yet available
1970	New South Wales, Australia	male	#72	118	Insufficient	Not yet available
1969	New South Wales, Australia	male	#65	134	Insufficient	Not yet available
1968	New South Wales, Australia	male	#59	149	Insufficient	Not yet available
1967	New South Wales, Australia	male	#61	135	Insufficient	Not yet available
1966	New South Wales, Australia	male	#66	133	Insufficient	Not yet available
1965	New South Wales, Australia	male	#58	150	Insufficient	Not yet available
1964	New South Wales, Australia	male	#54	180	Insufficient	Not yet available
1963	New South Wales, Australia	male	#55	191	Insufficient	Not yet available
1962	New South Wales, Australia	male	#45	247	Insufficient	Not yet available
1961	New South Wales, Australia	male	#43	265	Insufficient	Not yet available
1960	New South Wales, Australia	male	#40	282	Insufficient	Not yet available
1959	New South Wales, Australia	male	#38	293	Insufficient	Not yet available
1958	New South Wales, Australia	male	#36	290	Insufficient	Not yet available
1957	New South Wales, Australia	male	#32	318	Insufficient	Not yet available
1956	New South Wales, Australia	male	#30	364	Insufficient	Not yet available
1955	New South Wales, Australia	male	#26	407	Insufficient	Not yet available
1954	New South Wales, Australia	male	#28	407	Insufficient	Not yet available
1953	New South Wales, Australia	male	#26	453	Insufficient	Not yet available
1952	New South Wales, Australia	male	#24	495	Insufficient	Not yet available
1969	New Zealand	male	#98	59	High	Verified
1968	New Zealand	male	#97	61	High	Verified
1966	New Zealand	male	#81	85	High	Verified
1965	New Zealand	male	#80	83	High	Verified
1964	New Zealand	male	#79	84	High	Verified
1963	New Zealand	male	#68	110	High	Verified
1962	New Zealand	male	#66	116	High	Verified
1961	New Zealand	male	#61	134	High	Verified
1960	New Zealand	male	#59	134	High	Verified
1959	New Zealand	male	#60	124	High	Verified
1958	New Zealand	male	#58	129	High	Verified
1957	New Zealand	male	#47	154	High	Verified
1956	New Zealand	male	#54	132	High	Verified
1955	New Zealand	male	#42	168	High	Verified
1954	New Zealand	male	#36	196	High	Verified
2000	Norway	male	#569	4	High	Verified
1999	Norway	male	#571	4	High	Verified
1997	Norway	male	#536	5	High	Verified
1992	Norway	male	#624	4	High	Verified
1991	Norway	male	#634	4	High	Verified
1987	Norway	male	#639	4	High	Verified
1986	Norway	male	#593	5	High	Verified
1985	Norway	male	#479	8	High	Verified
1983	Norway	male	#396	11	High	Verified
1981	Norway	male	#357	12	High	Verified
1980	Norway	male	#653	4	High	Verified
1979	Norway	male	#635	4	High	Verified
1977	Norway	male	#428	9	High	Verified
1976	Norway	male	#284	16	High	Verified
1975	Norway	male	#308	14	High	Verified
1974	Norway	male	#245	21	High	Verified
1973	Norway	male	#263	19	High	Verified
1972	Norway	male	#252	20	High	Verified
1971	Norway	male	#211	27	High	Verified
1970	Norway	male	#223	24	High	Verified
1969	Norway	male	#159	42	High	Verified
1968	Norway	male	#208	26	High	Verified
1967	Norway	male	#168	37	High	Verified
1966	Norway	male	#155	39	High	Verified
1965	Norway	male	#200	25	High	Verified
1964	Norway	male	#152	41	High	Verified
1963	Norway	male	#169	30	High	Verified
1962	Norway	male	#162	31	High	Verified
1961	Norway	male	#163	31	High	Verified
1960	Norway	male	#181	26	High	Verified
1959	Norway	male	#169	28	High	Verified
1958	Norway	male	#149	33	High	Verified
1957	Norway	male	#187	22	High	Verified
1956	Norway	male	#166	28	High	Verified
1955	Norway	male	#170	26	High	Verified
1954	Norway	male	#167	26	High	Verified
1953	Norway	male	#166	28	High	Verified
1952	Norway	male	#140	36	High	Verified
1951	Norway	male	#172	24	High	Verified
1950	Norway	male	#163	28	High	Verified
1949	Norway	male	#201	18	High	Verified
1948	Norway	male	#160	29	High	Verified
1947	Norway	male	#134	37	High	Verified
1946	Norway	male	#147	35	High	Verified
1945	Norway	male	#202	18	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#718	3	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#730	3	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#527	4	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#506	3	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#500	3	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#369	3	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#339	3	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#324	3	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#286	4	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#271	4	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#235	6	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#256	5	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#177	13	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#166	15	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#258	5	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#188	12	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#217	9	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#152	22	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#151	21	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#174	15	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#208	10	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#164	19	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#146	22	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#167	17	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#143	23	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#127	31	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#137	26	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#135	24	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#123	26	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#96	40	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#106	32	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#103	34	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#103	32	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#89	37	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	male	#619	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 6 registrars between 1945 and 2024, ranked in 77 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #24, first reached in 1952.

It held a top-100 place in 21 years, 21 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 495 births, registered in New South Wales, Australia in 1952.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1952, and 79 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Rona · #389, 44y
Ronak · #1454, 27y
Ronaldo · #610, 27y
Ronan · #20, 62y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 6 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Jane · #25, 81y
Ross · #25, 74y
Colin · #22, 77y
Tony · #22, 74y

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1940 and 1949.

May · #24, 81y
Steffen · #24, 71y
Vibeke · #24, 64y
Egil · #25, 79y

Comparisons involving Ronald

Existing comparison pages where Ronald and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Ronald in the same published list across at least 25 years.

Eoin vs Ronald
In 1964 they stood at #83 and #89 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 6 places apart; by 2012 they were #36 and #718.
Eoin · Ronald · 34 shared years, 1964–2012 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2012 Republic of Ireland ranking
Colin vs Ronald
In 1964 they stood at #89 and #89 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 0 places apart; by 2012 they were #169 and #718.
Colin · Ronald · 34 shared years, 1964–2012 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2012 Republic of Ireland ranking
Simon vs Ronald
In 1964 they stood at #91 and #89 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 2 places apart; by 2012 they were #180 and #718.
Simon · Ronald · 34 shared years, 1964–2012 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2012 Republic of Ireland ranking

Closest long-running positions

Names that stayed close to Ronald within one registrar's list over many years. A gap measured inside that list, never across registrars.

Barry vs Ronald
Across 20 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Barry and Ronald averaged 5.3 places apart, ending at #100 and #88.
Barry · Ronald · 20 shared years, 1952–1972 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1972 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Alan vs Ronald
Across 21 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Alan and Ronald averaged 5.7 places apart, ending at #76 and #88.
Alan · Ronald · 21 shared years, 1952–1972 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1972 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Graeme vs Ronald
Across 21 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Graeme and Ronald averaged 6.5 places apart, ending at #96 and #88.
Graeme · Ronald · 21 shared years, 1952–1972 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1972 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Pairs involving Ronald measured in New South Wales, Australia's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Ronald at its highest position.

John vs Ronald
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — John #1 in 1952, Ronald #24 in 1952.
John · Ronald · 21 shared years, 1952–1972 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1952 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Ronald vs Ross
Across 21 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Ronald and Ross averaged 6.7 places apart, ending at #88 and #99.
Ronald · Ross · 21 shared years, 1952–1972 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1972 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Kenneth vs Ronald
Across 21 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Kenneth and Ronald averaged 8.2 places apart, ending at #81 and #88.
Kenneth · Ronald · 21 shared years, 1952–1972 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1972 New South Wales, Australia ranking

New South Wales, Australia overview→

Ronald was ranked #24 in New South Wales, Australia · Boys in 1952. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Ronald and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Ronald without appearing here.

Ronald moved ahead of

Barry Compare
In 2004 they stood at #906 and #815 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2005 that had become #788 and #1617.
Graham Compare
In 2003 they stood at #833 and #695 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #906 and #1347.
Wayne Compare
In 2012 they stood at #998 and #962 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #771 and #1183.
Roger Compare
In 1997 they stood at #694 and #694 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1998 that had become #600 and #1000.

Moved ahead of Ronald

Kasper Compare
In 2009 they stood at #848 and #944 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #1144 and #668.
Teddy Compare
In 1998 they stood at #600 and #657 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1999 that had become #869 and #544.
Erik Compare
In 2005 they stood at #788 and #827 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2006 that had become #960 and #663.
Oscar Compare
In 1978 they stood at #284 and #430 in Norway · Boys; by 1979 that had become #635 and #344.

Moved the opposite way to Ronald

Aksel Compare
Between 1945 and 2000 in Norway · Boys, Ronald went from #202 to #569 while Aksel went from #174 to #104.
Anders Compare
Between 1945 and 2000 in Norway · Boys, Ronald went from #202 to #569 while Anders went from #55 to #33.
Andreas Compare
Between 1945 and 2000 in Norway · Boys, Ronald went from #202 to #569 while Andreas went from #140 to #3.
Christian Compare
Between 1945 and 2000 in Norway · Boys, Ronald went from #202 to #569 while Christian went from #161 to #29.

Moved the same way as Ronald

Alfred Compare
Between 1945 and 2000 in Norway · Boys, Ronald went from #202 to #569 and Alfred from #127 to #389.
Arild Compare
Between 1945 and 2000 in Norway · Boys, Ronald went from #202 to #569 and Arild from #32 to #266.
Arne Compare
Between 1945 and 2000 in Norway · Boys, Ronald went from #202 to #569 and Arne from #6 to #166.
Arthur Compare
Between 1945 and 2000 in Norway · Boys, Ronald went from #202 to #569 and Arthur from #153 to #228.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1945 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #24 in New South Wales, Australia in 1952. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Ronald

Ronald at a glance

What stands out in Ronald's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Ronald across 5 official records

Ronald by decade in Norway · Boys

Ronald appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Comparisons involving Ronald

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Names published alongside Ronald

Ronald and the names beside it

Ronald moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Ronald

Moved the opposite way to Ronald

Moved the same way as Ronald

Ronald at a glance

What stands out in Ronald's record

Ronald across 5 official records

Ronald by decade in Norway · Boys

Ronald appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Comparisons involving Ronald

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Names published alongside Ronald

Ronald and the names beside it

Ronald moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Ronald

Moved the opposite way to Ronald

Moved the same way as Ronald