How Many People Are Named Ronald Burns?

There are approximately 380 people named Ronald Burns living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 901,985 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Ronald with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Burns. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

380

1 in 901,985 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Ronald

Last Name

Burns

Ronald: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ronald. The peak year was 1947 with 34,973 births. The average person named Ronald today is 65 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Ronald

In the 2020 Census, the first name Ronald was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (80.28%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (11.33%) and Hispanic (3.98%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Ronald in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Ronald rose or fell over time.

White

80.28%

Black

11.33%

Hispanic

3.98%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.60%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.68%

Two or More Races

2.14%

Ancestry of the Burns Surname

The surname Burns was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Burns in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

77.43%

Black

13.86%

Hispanic

3.40%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.71%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.71%

Two or More Races

3.89%

How we calculated this

The first name "Ronald" has an estimated frequency of 0.209% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Burns" appears at a rate of 53.23 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Ronald are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 380 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Ronald

Ronald Smith Ronald Johnson Ronald Williams Ronald Brown Ronald Jones Ronald Garcia Ronald Scott Ronald Price

Other people with the surname Burns

Michael Burns James Burns John Burns David Burns Robert Burns William Burns Brian Burns

Ronald Burns: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Ronald Burns?

We estimate approximately 380 people named Ronald Burns are alive in the United States today. The first name Ronald is shared by 714,772 Americans, and the surname Burns is shared by 182,457.

How rare is the name Ronald Burns?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 901,985 Americans. The first name Ronald is very common and the surname Burns is common.

Is Ronald a male or female name?

Ronald is predominantly male, with 99.6% of bearers being male and 0.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 1947 and the average bearer today is 65 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Ronald?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Ronald was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (80.28%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (11.33%) and Hispanic (3.98%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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