Ronaldo
Boy · roh-NAHL-doh · Old Norse
Ronaldo is a boys' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “counsel + ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 1,976th for boys in the US (77 babies).
What does Ronaldo mean?
Old Norse: Portuguese and Spanish form of Ronald
“counsel + ruler”
Made world-famous by two footballers, Brazil's Ronaldo Nazário and Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo.
- Say it
- roh-NAHL-doh
Is Ronaldo a girl's or a boy's name?
Ronaldo is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 77 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ronaldo in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Ronaldo, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2007, with 21 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ronaldo in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Ronaldo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,249 |
| 2007 | 21 | #1,205 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,417 |
| 2003 | 19 | #1,046 |
| 2002 | 18 | #1,030 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 20 | #844 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
How popular is Ronaldo in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,976among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 77about 1 in 22,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 77 boys in the US were named Ronaldo, making it the 1,976th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,798th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 359 boys. It first appears in the records in 1914.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Ronaldo than any year since 1996.
Half of all the boys named Ronaldo in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ronaldo in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 77 | #1,976 |
| 2024 | 81 | #1,938 |
| 2023 | 84 | #1,875 |
| 2022 | 85 | #1,861 |
| 2021 | 81 | #1,883 |
| 2020 | 83 | #1,798 |
| 2019 | 83 | #1,823 |
| 2018 | 103 | #1,593 |
| 2017 | 119 | #1,439 |
| 2016 | 129 | #1,373 |
| 2015 | 160 | #1,162 |
| 2014 | 161 | #1,166 |
| 2013 | 148 | #1,211 |
| 2012 | 144 | #1,226 |
| 2011 | 154 | #1,159 |
| 2010 | 204 | #969 |
| 2009 | 196 | #1,004 |
| 2008 | 179 | #1,058 |
| 2007 | 212 | #934 |
| 2006 | 264 | #784 |
| 2005 | 201 | #896 |
| 2004 | 240 | #759 |
| 2003 | 236 | #754 |
| 2002 | 224 | #769 |
| 2001 | 167 | #925 |
| 2000 | 177 | #887 |
| 1999 | 253 | #668 |
| 1998 | 359 | #552 |
| 1997 | 157 | #883 |
| 1996 | 69 | #1,462 |
| 1995 | 36 | #2,205 |
| 1994 | 27 | #2,680 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,331 |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,099 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 49 | #1,610 |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,504 |
| 1987 | 25 | #2,268 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,002 |
| 1985 | 25 | #2,170 |
| 1984 | 28 | #1,932 |
| 1983 | 29 | #1,863 |
| 1982 | 25 | #2,110 |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,337 |
| 1980 | 28 | #1,965 |
| 1979 | 29 | #1,867 |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,279 |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,202 |
| 1976 | 27 | #1,827 |
| 1975 | 21 | #2,133 |
| 1974 | 22 | #1,983 |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,403 |
| 1972 | 31 | #1,535 |
| 1971 | 27 | #1,704 |
| 1970 | 22 | #1,888 |
| 1969 | 22 | #1,766 |
| 1968 | 21 | #1,730 |
| 1967 | 29 | #1,410 |
| 1966 | 14 | #2,131 |
| 1965 | 18 | #1,855 |
| 1964 | 26 | #1,544 |
| 1963 | 24 | #1,627 |
| 1962 | 24 | #1,624 |
| 1961 | 21 | #1,777 |
| 1960 | 26 | #1,580 |
| 1959 | 25 | #1,587 |
| 1958 | 19 | #1,837 |
| 1957 | 23 | #1,672 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,014 |
| 1955 | 21 | #1,681 |
| 1954 | 20 | #1,705 |
| 1953 | 18 | #1,835 |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,374 |
| 1951 | 15 | #1,971 |
| 1950 | 11 | #2,320 |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,452 |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,787 |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,497 |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,689 |
| 1945 | 6 | #2,995 |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,632 |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,229 |
| 1942 | 7 | #2,939 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,132 |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,671 |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,609 |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,479 |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,680 |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,548 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,677 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #3,774 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,020 |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,245 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,149 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,195 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,305 |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,213 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #3,979 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #2,914 |
Nicknames for Ronaldo
- Ron 10 boys in the UK in 2025
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