boy's name

Roald

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 217

Roald is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 1960 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1928, when 18 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1912.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Roald over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1960s. The striped bar is the 1960s, still in progress — it covers 1960 to 1960, not a full ten years.

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'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60
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Births named Roald by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 28
1920s 76
1930s 45
1940s 21
1950s 11
1960s (to 1960) 8

How popular is Roald?

In 1960, Roald was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Roald is used

United States #3,268 8 in 1960
France #3,385 5 in 1995
England & Wales #4,772 3 in 2005

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Roald

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Roald also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Roald over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Roald

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Roald — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Roald

How popular is the name Roald?

In 1960, Roald was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Roald a girl's or a boy's name?

Roald is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Roald?

Roald has 1 syllable.

When was Roald most popular?

Roald peaked in 1928, when 18 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.