Ranald
Ranald is a Scots and English masculine given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic name Raghnall, and a Scots version of Ronald. A short form of Ranald is Ran.
Meaning & Origin of Ranald
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Ranald is a Scots and English masculine given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic name Raghnall, and a Scots version of Ronald. A short form of Ranald is Ran.
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The Story of Ranald
Ranald first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1959, when 10 Ranalds were born — ranking #2,663 that year. As of 2026, Ranald ranks #7,268 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 111 Ranalds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ranald
Ranald is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 111 births in the dataset. Ranald's peak popularity came in 1959 when it ranked #2,663. Use the chart and map above to compare Ranald's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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