Ranaldo
Lee Mark Ranaldo is an American musician, singer and songwriter best known as the rhythm guitarist and vocalist of alternative rock band Sonic Youth. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Ranaldo at number 33 on its "Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list. In May 2012, Spin published a staff-selected top 100 guitarist list, ranking Ranaldo and his Sonic Youth bandmate Thurston Moore together at number 1.
Meaning & Origin of Ranaldo
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Lee Mark Ranaldo is an American musician, singer and songwriter best known as the rhythm guitarist and vocalist of alternative rock band Sonic Youth. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Ranaldo at number 33 on its "Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list. In May 2012, Spin published a staff-selected top 100 guitarist list, ranking Ranaldo and his Sonic Youth bandmate Thurston Moore together at number 1.
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The Story of Ranaldo
Ranaldo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1979, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1983, when 8 Ranaldos were born — ranking #4,499 that year. As of 2026, Ranaldo ranks #7,906 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 38 Ranaldos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ranaldo
Ranaldo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 38 births in the dataset. Ranaldo's peak popularity came in 1983 when it ranked #4,499. Use the chart and map above to compare Ranaldo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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 .
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