How Many People Are Named Ronaldo?
An estimated 5,688 people in the United States have the first name Ronaldo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Ronaldo peaked in popularity in 1998 with 359 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ronaldo as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ronaldo paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,688
About 1 in 60,259 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
1998
359 births
Total Registered
5,966
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ronaldo
Ronaldo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,966 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ronaldo as a male name
Ranked #1,946 in 2024
81 male births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (359 births)
Ronaldo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ronaldo span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,096 babies were registered. Ronaldo has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ronaldo by Decade
How has Ronaldo tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ronaldo by State
Birth registrations for Ronaldo span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in South Carolina, Maryland, Indiana. On average, about 177 Ronaldos were registered per state.
Ronaldo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ronaldo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ronaldo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ronaldo?
We estimate approximately 5,688 people named Ronaldo are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 60,259 Americans share this first name.
Is Ronaldo a common name?
Ronaldo is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,966 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ronaldo most popular?
Ronaldo reached peak popularity in 1998, when 359 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ronaldo is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ronaldo a male name?
Ronaldo is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ronaldo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ronaldo Smith, Ronaldo Johnson, Ronaldo Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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