Ronaldo is a boy's name of Portuguese origin meaning “advice and power.” In 2024 it was given to 81 boys in the United States.
Ronaldo belongs to the Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “advice and power” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Ronaldo first appears in Social Security records in 1914. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #552 in 1998, and in 2024 81 babies received the name — 5,966 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
More names from the Portuguese shelf:
Ronaldo means “advice and power” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Ronaldo is a boy name. In 2024, 81 babies received the name in the US.
Ronaldo comes from the Portuguese tradition.
Ronaldo first appears in US records in 1914. Its best-ever ranking was #552 in 1998, and 81 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
NamePetal