Holding steady.
Popularity of Ronalda since 1913
Babies named Ronalda per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1955, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Ronalda's real moment was 1913.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 20 |
| 1920s | 0 |
| 1930s | 0 |
| 1940s | 12 |
| 1950s | 77 |
| 1960s | 46 |
| 1970s | 69 |
| 1980s | 47 |
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Ronalda is a modern English feminine elaboration of Ronald, emerging in the early 20th century. According to Social Security data, the name was first recorded in 1913, with 5 births that year, its peak and only appearance. It has not ranked in any subsequent decade, reflecting a trajectory of stability at near-zero usage. The name never appeared in any top state data, indicating it was not concentrated regionally. Ronalda fits a pattern of feminine coinages from the 1910s that never caught on widely, and today it remains a genuine rarity.
Ronalda appears to be a modern English coinage, formed by adding the feminine suffix -a to the name Ronald or Ron. Ronald itself derives from the Old Norse name Rǫgnvaldr, meaning 'ruler's counsel' or 'advice of the gods,' but Ronalda does not carry that meaning directly. The name has been recorded in the United States since the early 1900s, though it has never achieved widespread popularity.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Ron, Ronnie
Variants: Ronaldine, Ronalyn
Sibling names for Ronalda
Names that share Ronalda's style, for a brother or sister.
