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Baby name
Ronald
Boy
Origin of the name
Ronald is a Scottish name that comes from the Old Norse Rögnvaldr, made of regin, “advice, the gods,” and valdr, “ruler.” It is related to Reginald.
Classic name
1,082,247births since 1880
1940sgeneration
No. 11rank at its peak, in 1947
Where babies named Ronald are born
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Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Ronald is most common in District of Columbia (1.6 times), Iowa (1.5) and Michigan (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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