The first name Ronaldo
A boy’s name from Portuguese.
3 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Portuguese origin
Borrowed from Portuguese Ronaldo.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 4 boys were named Ronaldo, making it the 4,275th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2007, with 21 births (#1,125).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ronaldo with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ronaldo at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 77 boys born in the United States were named Ronaldo, the 1,988th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1998, when 359 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Ronaldo
21 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- RonaldoBrazilian association football player (born 1976)
- Ronaldo Rodrigues de JesusBrazilian association football player, born 1965
- Ronaldo Henrique SilvaBrazilian association football player, born 1991
- Ronaldo GuiaroBrazilian footballer, born 1974
- Ronaldo da CostaBrazilian athletics competitor (born 1970)
- Ronaldo SouzaBrazilian martial artist, born 1979
- Ronaldo VieiraEnglish association football player, born 1998
- Ronaldo Morais SilvaBrazilian footballer, born 1962
- Ronaldo ChacónAssociation football player, born 1998
- Ronaldo da Silva SouzaBrazilian association football player, born 1996
- Ronaldo ConceiçãoBrazilian footballer, born 1987
- Ronaldo AngelimBrazilian footballer, born 1975
Questions
- What does the name Ronaldo mean?
- Borrowed from Portuguese Ronaldo.
- What is the origin of the name Ronaldo?
- Borrowed from Portuguese Ronaldo.
- How popular is the name Ronaldo?
- In 2025, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Ronaldo, ranking 4,275th. Its peak was 2007, with 21 births.
- Is Ronaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 6,043 US babies named Ronaldo since 1880 were boys.
- When was Ronaldo most popular?
- 1998 in the United States, when 359 babies were named Ronaldo, its highest rank at 552nd.