Ronald Forename

207th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,612,492 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Ronald Forename Definition:

A male name. Ronald and Ranald are the Scottish equivalents of Reynold or Reginald (q.v.), but are derived from the Norse version of the name, Rögnvaldr. Ronald is now often used by persons of non-Scottish descent.

Ronald Forename Distribution

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
1,159,6241:31340
Philippines
99%
 
309,3361:34323
Uganda
99%
 
266,1391:15428
England
100%
135,6061:41092
Netherlands
100%
68,3581:24724
Canada
100%
59,8151:554114
Peru
100%
44,9211:708133
Germany
100%
42,2241:2,290352
Haiti
100%
42,1221:25521
Kenya
100%
37,9941:1,219240
Venezuela
100%
35,7361:845128
Brazil
100%
31,4441:6,813848
South Africa
100%
30,8611:1,767275
Bolivia
100%
23,4541:45294
Indonesia
100%
22,6771:11,3761,590
Costa Rica
100%
20,0231:23822
Scotland
100%
16,5611:32378
Colombia
100%
14,8101:3,226416
Zambia-13,9711:1,135248
Malawi
100%
13,0931:1,307273
Ecuador-13,0201:1,362250
Belgium
100%
8,8361:1,300306
Wales
100%
8,6301:35979
Rwanda-8,4601:1,344285
Nicaragua
100%
8,1271:741137
Guatemala
100%
7,8451:2,053367
Zimbabwe
100%
7,4881:2,060381
Jamaica-6,7841:42581
Chile
100%
6,6081:2,665357
Sierra Leone-6,5581:1,081233
Ghana
100%
6,4611:4,177553
Australia-6,3221:2,160397
India
100%
6,2931:193,05220,222
El Salvador-5,2541:1,207210
Saudi Arabia-5,0121:6,148959
Mozambique-4,8001:5,6761,044
Austria
100%
4,4701:1,905277
Madagascar-4,2321:5,5841,110
Bangladesh
100%
4,2161:37,8233,560
Papua New Guinea
99%
 
4,1861:1,948231
Sudan
100%
4,1651:9,0771,203
Honduras
100%
3,8801:2,273385
Tanzania
100%
3,6951:14,2861,642
Dominican Republic-3,5211:2,963473
Northern Ireland
100%
3,5201:524126
France
100%
3,3761:19,689914
Sri Lanka-3,2911:6,3201,029
Nigeria
100%
3,2631:54,4183,851
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
3,1741:42933
New Zealand-2,8681:1,582344
Malaysia
99%
 
2,7811:10,9491,229
Thailand
100%
2,6931:26,0183,363
Botswana
100%
2,4951:876144
Switzerland
100%
2,0801:3,949605
Fiji-2,0141:44348
Ireland
99%
 
1,7461:2,660357
Guyana
100%
1,5601:48929
Norway
100%
1,5481:3,315484
Suriname
100%
1,5301:36123
Angola-1,4851:18,1591,621
Cameroon
89%
 
1,4531:14,8731,506
Spain
100%
1,4201:32,7681,607
Panama
100%
1,3871:2,817553
Mexico
100%
1,3451:92,3012,470
Paraguay
99%
 
1,3161:5,499756
Curaçao
100%
1,2741:1226
Bahamas-1,2291:32553
Poland
100%
1,0841:35,0801,050
Barbados-1,0601:27342
Taiwan
100%
1,0581:22,4674,062
Sweden
100%
9551:10,322902
Denmark-9241:6,114651
Singapore
99%
 
8281:7,5931,382
Hong Kong-8221:9,432925
Oman-8071:5,091697
Argentina
99%
 
7991:53,5331,445
Gabon
100%
7621:2,472591
Malta-6931:620143
Namibia-6931:3,469577
Uruguay
100%
5871:5,839539
Vanuatu-5571:470104
Israel
99%
 
5561:15,1131,621
Lebanon
99%
 
5471:10,2881,062
Congo
100%
5201:9,6331,252
Puerto Rico-4831:7,351556
DR Congo
98%
 
4591:160,8447,531
Solomon Islands
100%
4411:1,317252
Guam-4331:37148
Portugal-4241:24,5541,086
Croatia
100%
4111:10,261793
China-3911:3,493,74951,240
French Polynesia-3841:724159
Aruba-3631:28615
Romania
100%
3551:56,4843,043
Russia
98%
 
3441:419,2844,897
Albania
100%
3101:9,8281,559
Belize
100%
2971:1,193249
Japan-2791:458,73110,597
Jersey
100%
2741:36581
Italy
98%
 
2721:224,4933,089
Cuba-2711:42,4601,438
Qatar
100%
2501:9,4781,525
New Caledonia
100%
2431:1,112249
Egypt-2391:384,52311,247
Kuwait-2281:16,6021,838
Czechia
100%
2271:46,943822
Pakistan
100%
2211:879,44716,335
United States Virgin Islands-2211:49775
Estonia
100%
2141:6,147853
Grenada
100%
2061:52563
Swaziland-2051:6,3421,007
Saint Lucia
100%
2021:880134
Benin
100%
1971:53,6844,097
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
1921:58147
Morocco-1911:179,8364,854
Dominica-1831:41290
Samoa-1831:1,067329
Slovakia
100%
1791:29,665607
Iraq
100%
1741:201,2523,488
Bahrain-1481:9,1131,459
Greece
100%
1421:77,0042,309
Luxembourg
100%
1301:4,339506
Finland
100%
1291:42,5051,592
Cayman Islands
100%
1191:51575
Cyprus
100%
1161:7,509738
Liberia
100%
1081:40,8522,302
Bermuda-1051:617111
Antigua and Barbuda-1021:974170
Turks and Caicos Islands
100%
951:36545
Ivory Coast
100%
871:265,24112,128
Marshall Islands
100%
831:61746
Seychelles
100%
711:1,305317
Saint Kitts and Nevis
100%
691:795151
Mauritius-681:19,0851,901
United Arab Emirates-681:105,1768,303
British Virgin Islands
100%
591:53070
Afghanistan-561:582,5639,071
South Korea-541:102,6745,187
Ukraine
97%
 
501:909,9983,115
Guernsey
100%
471:1,347252
Slovenia
100%
441:55,8812,174
Belarus
94%
 
431:220,5211,852
Northern Mariana Islands-411:1,333281
Brunei-381:11,041790
Lithuania
100%
371:79,7811,365
Nepal
100%
321:890,23020,256
Vietnam-311:2,987,8423,334
Hungary
100%
291:337,6471,450
Iran
100%
271:2,907,29114,861
Macau-261:23,393397
Micronesia-261:4,096527
Gambia-251:77,064396
Iceland
100%
251:14,6411,158
Libya-251:248,852929
Georgia
100%
221:169,9304,947
Latvia-201:100,7821,905
Senegal
100%
201:729,0687,924
Anguilla
100%
191:69889
Monaco
100%
181:2,137433
American Samoa-171:3,285601
Bosnia and Herzegovina
100%
171:207,3213,623
Turkey
100%
171:4,576,57121,604
Kazakhstan
100%
141:1,267,63212,179
Azerbaijan
100%
131:741,76512,605
Cambodia-131:1,251,79517,972
Lesotho
100%
131:156,92311,892
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha-121:486130
Serbia
100%
121:595,4775,188
Bulgaria
100%
111:635,4908,785
Cook Islands
100%
111:1,650272
Liechtenstein-111:3,441418
Burkina Faso
100%
101:1,837,94741,704
Greenland-101:5,637682
Central African Republic-91:501,710504
Chad
100%
91:1,510,9336,264
Maldives-91:48,2111,554
Somalia-91:1,502,8743,918
South Sudan
100%
91:1,283,4471,308
Togo-91:804,3604,738
Tunisia-91:75,2113,284
Uzbekistan-91:3,420,7168,576
Montserrat-81:61061
Myanmar-81:6,493,5341,948
Falkland Islands-71:44981
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
100%
71:902214
Armenia
100%
61:486,4595,701
São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
61:32,0002,340
Cape Verde-51:105,8303,482
Jordan
100%
51:1,765,3557,450
Kosovo-51:372,28810,773
Comoros-41:190,335532
Djibouti-41:228,9161,301
Ethiopia-41:24,390,03319,296
Faroe Islands
100%
41:12,2821,318
Wallis and Futuna
100%
41:3,38274
North Macedonia
100%
31:696,91910,674
Moldova-31:1,187,0465,200
Nauru
100%
21:5,964459
Niger-21:9,591,99755,581
Abkhazia
100%
11:243,4223,525
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
100%
11:7,795134
Andorra-11:82,8871,356
Burundi-11:9,906,5592,558
Equatorial Guinea-11:1,137,6891,044
Gibraltar-11:34,138985
Guinea-11:11,858,6477,978
Isle of Man
100%
11:85,023723
Kyrgyzstan
100%
11:5,973,27746,622
Laos-11:6,586,8561,888
Montenegro
100%
11:634,5764,914
Palau-11:21,711239
Palestine
100%
11:4,550,0585,739
Saint Martin-11:35,746277
San Marino
100%
11:32,920787
Syria-11:19,306,0759,560
Tonga-11:107,436779
Turkmenistan-11:5,472,8703,925
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474
Show All Nations

The alternate forms: Rónald (6) & Rônald (1) are calculated separately.

Ronald (17,433) may also be a surname.

Ronald Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Ronald and Ranald are the Scottish equivalents of Reynold or Reginald (q.v.), but are derived from the Norse version of the name, Rögnvaldr. Ronald is now often used by persons of non-Scottish descent.

— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Which, like the English Reynold, is a contraction of Reginald. Ronald and its variant Ranald are Scottish.

— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

The Scottish form of Reynold.

— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A Teutonic name, meaning: Powerful counsel.

— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
DNA test information

Ronald Forename Popularity

Display Statistics on:

Ronald Demographics

Average Ronald Salary in
United States

$48,570 USD

Per year
Rank:
141,995 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.385255
Rank: 31 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
111.58%
Sample size: 653,868 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

View the highest/lowest earning names in The United States

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rónald946/
Rônald941/
Rhonald921,189/
Ronnald92854/
Ronalds92456/
Roynald92143/
Ronalld9266/
Rounald9265/
Ronaldt9265/
Ronaldd9258/
Ronaldh9253/
Roinald9234/
Ronaald9228/
Ronauld9227/
Roonald9227/
Rohnald9225/
Rronald9222/
Ronhald9222/
Rognald9219/
Rosnald9218/
Romnald9212/
Ronaldp928/
Roenald925/
Hronald925/
Ronaldz924/
Rongald923/
Ronasld923/
Ronaild923/
Roneald922/
Ruonald921/
Rotnald921/
Rojnald921/
Ronalhd921/
Ronaltd921/
Ronayld921/
Ronahld921/
Ronal9162,194/
Rhonnald8613/
Rhoynald866/
Ronald's864/
Ronnaldh863/
Rhonalds863/
Ronahald862/
Ronhaldt862/
Rhonaldd862/
Rounnald861/
Roeynald861/
Ronallds861/
Ronalddd861/
Ronaldss861/
Ronaldtt861/
Rhomnald861/
Rhonauld861/
Rhonaldt861/
Ronalddh861/
Ronnaldd861/
Ronnalds861/
Ronnalld861/
Rhonaldh861/
Rhonalld861/
Renald8316,232/
Ranald83954/
Ronold83702/
Ronalt83637/
Rhonal83455/
Ronnal83378/
Ronall83164/
Ronale83163/
Roynal83130/
Runald83128/
Roinal83125/
Roneal83118/
Ronail8378/
Rongal8350/
Rosnal8344/
Roonal8326/
Ronhal8322/
Rohnal8321/
Ronalh8319/
Ronalp8312/
Rotnal8310/
Rounal8310/
Ronaal835/
Rognal834/
Romnal834/
Ronahl832/
Ronatl832/
Ruonal831/
Rronal831/
Ronasl831/
Ronayl831/
Ronaël831/
Rosennald802/
Ronalllld801/
Ronalidia801/
Renauld77527/
Ronalth77153/
Raunald77129/
Ronalte7765/
Roynold7751/
Rhenald7748/
Ronacel7738/
Ronneal7734/
Ronalle7730/
Ronaltt7715/
Ronnall7713/
Ronasel7711/
Renhald7711/
Ronnalt7711/
Ronnold7711/
Roneale7711/
Raenald7710/
Ranauld779/
Ronaile779/
Ronnail778/
Reunald778/
Rhoneal777/
Rannald777/
Ronhold776/
Ragnald776/
Reenald776/
Ronault776/
Rhunald775/
Rhonall775/
Ronacil775/
Roynale774/
Rosneal774/
Reneald774/
Ronayle774/
Romnold773/
Rhonalt773/
Rhonold773/
Ronnale773/
Rongail773/
Ronhalt773/
Ronalph773/
Royneal773/
Rusnald773/
Ronallt773/
Renaild773/
Rongnal772/
Roneall772/
Rhonale772/
Rhonnal772/
Renayld772/
Rahnald772/
Ronalhe772/
Ronalts772/
Runnald771/
Rénauld771/
Rounall771/
Rosnold771/
Rottnal771/
Roynail771/
Roynall771/
Roonalt771/
Roonnal771/
Rognale771/
Rohnall771/
Ronalht771/
Ronasil771/
Ronatel771/
Romhald771/
Ronnalh771/
Ronnaul771/
Ronnayl771/
Ronnhal771/
Ronacyl771/
Ronahal771/
Ronahlt771/
Rongold771/
Ramnald771/
Ranalds771/
Renaldd771/
Renaldh771/
Rehnald771/
Rhosnal771/
Rhounal771/
Rasnald771/
Ranaldt771/
Rhoonal771/
Rohnalt771/
Ronatil771/
Roanldy771/
Rrenald771/
Rosnaël771/
Rounold771/
Ruanald771/
Runauld771/
Renalld771/
Ranal73559/
Ronol73189/
Rónal731/
Rônal731/
Ronalthe718/
Ronachel715/
Ronaille714/
Renauldt714/
Rennaldy714/
Rhonalth713/
Ronnacel713/
Ronnalle713/
Ronacell712/
Rhonacel712/
Rhonaltt712/
Rinnaldy712/
Reonalto712/
Roanildo712/
Ronaicil712/
Roonalht711/
Rognault711/
Ronasiel711/
Ronealle711/
Ronnalth711/
Ronnasil711/
Ronneall711/
Ronnould711/
Rongould711/
Rheenald711/
Rhonacyl711/
Rhonalph711/
Rhonasyl711/
Rhonnalt711/
Rathnald711/
Rhonnall711/
Ronaltte711/
Ronasilp711/
Ronaulph711/
Ronoldte711/
Roeynold711/
Runoaldo711/
Rynnaldi711/
Rwinalda711/
Rinualda711/
Rhonalle711/
Ranaoled711/
Renualdi711/
Renaldiu711/
Renold6712,204/
Roneil67988/
Rangal67660/
Ranold67357/
Renalt67120/
Ranaul6792/
Ranall6764/
Ratnal6746/
Ranale6741/
Rasnal6732/
Ramnal6729/
Raneal6723/
Runold6720/
Raunal6718/
Ronnol6717/
Rannal6715/
Ranail6713/
Rahnal679/
Ronoll677/
Ranhal675/
Roinol675/
Roneul675/
Ranalt674/
Rénold673/
Roynol672/
Rognol672/
Rohnol672/
Ronole672/
Rhoingold672/
Raanal672/
Ronoil672/
Rónnal671/
Rounol671/
Rotnol671/
Roñall671/
Ronayleth671/
Romhal671/
Ronaichel671/
Ronaileth671/
Roneyl671/
Rongol671/
Rhonachel671/
Ranđal671/
Runalt671/
Ragnal671/
Ronhol671/
Rosnol671/
Rueinaldy671/
Rhonallth671/
Reneauldt671/
Show All Similar Surnames

Ronald Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ronald in the Russian language
Рональдronald-

Search for Another Forename

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ronald