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Roald
OriginNorwegian
Meaning"famous ruler"
About Roald
This intriguing Scandinavian name is associated with Roald Dahl, author of the juvenile classics James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. You can honor an ancestral Ronald just by dropping that middle 'n'.
Pronounced ROH-ald.
As of October 2026, Roald ranked #3284 in US births in 1960 SSA, peaked at #1720 in 1912.
Editor's take: The name Roald is a boy's name of Norwegian origin meaning "famous ruler".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Roald on lists
Famous Roalds
- Roald Dahl
British novelist
- Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen
Norwegian explorer
- Roald Hoffmann
American theoretical chemist
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