Boy
Ronaldo
Ronaldo means "Portuguese/Spanish form of Ronald" and comes from Portuguese, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It is currently on the rise, with its biggest decade yet in the 2000s. As things stand now, it is a rare find in the registry. Its single strongest year on record was 1998.
PortuguesePortuguese/Spanish form of Ronald
EtymologyMeaning "ruler's counselor"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
11
1920s
30
1930s
48
1940s
77
1950s
179
1960s
224
1970s
237
1980s
269
1990s
976
2000s
2,096
2010s
1,217
Peaked in the 2000s · 5,364 total U.S. births since 1900