NameTides

Ronaldo

Ronaldo was the #1,976 boys' name in the US in 2025 (77 babies), and #4,275 in England & Wales.

Ronaldo as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ronaldo as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Ronaldo as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#1,976 (77)#4,275 (4)——
2024#1,938 (81)#5,120 (3)——
2023#1,875 (84)#3,113 (6)——
2022#1,861 (85)#3,049 (6)——
2021#1,884 (81)———
2020#1,798 (83)#3,334 (5)——
2019#1,823 (83)#3,411 (5)——
2018#1,593 (103)#3,011 (6)——
2017#1,439 (119)#2,512 (8)#610 (4)—
2016#1,373 (129)#2,335 (9)#713 (3)—
2015#1,162 (160)#2,707 (7)——
2014#1,166 (161)#1,935 (11)——
2013#1,211 (148)#2,660 (7)——
2012#1,226 (144)#1,962 (11)—#1,971 (8)
2011#1,159 (154)#2,390 (8)#730 (3)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1998 at #552.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1914.

How common is it?

about 1 in 22,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 22,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ronaldo is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 22,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 24,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ronaldo by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,241CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,277NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,415TXFlorida: #1,625FL
Ronaldo (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RonaldoCanadaBoys—too few
RonaldoEngland & WalesBoys#4,2754
RonaldoIrelandBoys—too few
RonaldoNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
RonaldoUSBoys#1,97677