Given name
Ronal
“the king's advisor”
Ronal is a variant of Ronald. One interpretation is “the king's advisor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ronal is a variant of Ronald. One interpretation is “the king's advisor.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ronal is a variant of Ronald. An origin associated with Ronald is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Ronal is a variant of Ronald. The history of Ronald gives this family its wider story. Ronald was in use during the Middle Ages.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Ronal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,541
- 1,541 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1939
- 61 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #5,797 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +33%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,797 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 33.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 61 in 1939. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,477 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Ronal
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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