Ronaldo
Ronaldo is a Portuguese given name equivalent to the English Ronald. It became a common name in all Portuguese-speaking countries, also prevalent in other Romance countries.
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Ronaldo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ronaldo is a Portuguese given name equivalent to the English Ronald. It became a common name in all Portuguese-speaking countries, also prevalent in other Romance countries.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Portuguese
The Story of Ronaldo
Ronaldo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 359 Ronaldos were born — ranking #552 that year. As of 2026, Ronaldo ranks #1,944 for baby boys with 82 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 6K Ronaldos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Ronaldo
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About the name Ronaldo
Ronaldo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Ronaldo's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #552. Use the chart and map above to compare Ronaldo'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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