Ronaldo is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Ronaldo means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Ronaldo across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Ronaldo has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Ronaldo is a boy name of Old Norse origin meaning “ruler's counsel”. A Portuguese and Spanish form of Ronald.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,043 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 279 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 13 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Ronaldo per year, United States (1914 to 2025). United States peaked in 1998 (359/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2007 (21/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2017 (4/yr).
Ronaldo is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1998, when it ranked #1,186 nationally (given to 379 babies that year).
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