How popular is the name Ronaldo?

Ronaldo ranks 1,385th among boys' names in US records, with 5,971 births since 1914. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,008.

Is Ronaldo a unisex name?

No. Ronaldo is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1998, when 359 children were given the name. It has been in use for 111 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#1,385 of boy names

Pronounced R OW0 N AA1 L D OW0 (ARPABET)

Ronaldo is a boys' name, and first appears in 1914. It has been given to 5,971 children — the 1,385th most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 46% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1998, when 359 children were given it.

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Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Ronaldo?: Ronaldo ranks 1,385th among boys' names in US records, with 5,971 births since 1914. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,008.
Is Ronaldo a unisex name?: No. Ronaldo is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Ronaldo most popular?: 1998, when 359 children were given the name. It has been in use for 111 years and is still recorded as of 2024.