Rondale
Masculine
Rondale sets two familiar boys' names end to end, Ron and Dale, and the join is smooth enough to read as one name. The dale at the end keeps its long a, so it never slides into the quick endings of Ronald or Randall.
How old is the name Rondale?
Rondale first appears in US birth records in 1970 — 55 years ago. The typical Rondale alive today was born around 1989, making them about 36 years old. About 500 people named Rondale are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Rondale most popular?
Rondale peaked in 1979, reaching #2236 nationally. See the whole 1979 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Rondale
Rondale sounds like a place before it sounds like a person: the dale at its end is the old English word for a valley, the one that finishes Wensleydale and Airedale on the map of northern England. At its front stands Ron, the short form of Ronald, a Scottish name that crossed to America and became an everyday one. Joined, the two give a name with a firm first beat and a long, open finish, as if Ron had a valley named after him.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Nothing records a meaning for Rondale itself. Ron is the short form of Ronald, from the Norse Rögnvaldr, 'ruler with the counsel of the gods', and dale is the English word for a valley; whether the name was built from those two or is Ronald rearranged, the record does not say.
Pronouncing Rondale
RON-dayl
Most put the stress on Ron; the second syllable rhymes with sale.
Nicknames for Rondale
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1970
- Most boys named
- 197922 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2236reached in 1979
- Change vs 2015
- +20.0%6 in 2018, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Rondales among us
people named Rondale are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Rondale sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Built from two names everyone knows, so it is easy to say and spell.
- Ron is a ready short form.
- It will be misheard as Ronald or Randall, and forms may autocorrect it.
- There is no single meaning to report, only the meanings of its parts, which takes a sentence to explain.
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Frequently asked
- How many Rondales are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Rondale are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Rondale in 2025?
- Rondale is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Rondale with classmates?
- Rondale will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More R names
The most-given names starting with R, all years combined.
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