Rumaldo
Germanic masculine name of uncertain meaning, possibly from elements meaning "rumor" and "power".
Name Census estimates that about 526 living Americans carry the first name Rumaldo. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Rumaldo today is around 54 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Rumaldo births was 1950 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Rumaldo. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
526
~ 1 in 651,624 Americans
Peak year
1950
17 babies that year
Average age
54
years old
2022 SSA rank
#12,039
Tracked since 1912
Census
Rumaldo in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 747 people with the first name Rumaldo, which placed it at #15,407 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#15,407
National first-name rank
People counted
747
747 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
97.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Rumaldo
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Rumaldo is Hispanic at 97.5%. The next largest groups are White (1.9%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (0.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Rumaldo described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Rumaldo at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino97.5% · 728
- White1.9% · 14
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 4
- Black or African American0.1% · 1
Popularity
Rumaldo: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Rumaldo from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1940s, with 113 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1940s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Rumaldo by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Rumaldo during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Rumaldos live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Texas, California, New Mexico recorded the most babies named Rumaldo, while New Mexico, California, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 99 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Rumaldo
The name Rumaldo has its origins in the Germanic languages, derived from the Old High German elements "Rūm," meaning "fame" or "renown," and "wald," meaning "ruler" or "power." It is believed to have emerged around the 6th or 7th century AD in regions where Germanic tribes settled, such as parts of modern-day Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Rumaldo can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of medieval charters and documents from the Rhineland region of Germany, dating back to the 8th century. The name is mentioned in a document from the year 772, referring to a nobleman named Rumaldo who held lands in the area.
In the 9th century, a Benedictine monk named Rumaldo is recorded as having lived in the monastery of St. Gallen in present-day Switzerland. He is known for his contributions to the field of music and the development of early forms of musical notation.
During the Middle Ages, the name Rumaldo gained some prominence among the nobility and ruling classes of various Germanic regions. One notable figure was Rumaldo, Count of Andechs, who lived in the 12th century and was a powerful nobleman in the Holy Roman Empire.
In the 13th century, a Franciscan friar named Rumaldo of Pisa is recorded as having traveled to China and served as an envoy to the court of Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty. His accounts of his travels and interactions with the Mongol Empire provide valuable insights into the cultural exchanges between Europe and Asia during that time.
Another historical figure bearing the name Rumaldo was a 15th-century Italian poet and humanist scholar named Rumaldo Aretino, who was born in Arezzo in 1442 and is known for his contributions to Renaissance literature and the revival of classical learning.
While the name Rumaldo has its roots in Germanic languages and cultures, it has also been used, albeit less commonly, in other parts of Europe, particularly in Italy and Spain, where variations such as Romaldo and Romualdo have been recorded throughout history.
People
Rumaldo + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Rumaldo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Rumaldo: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rumaldo?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 526 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Rumaldo going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 651,624 US residents.
Is Rumaldo a common name?
We classify Rumaldo as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 782 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Rumaldo most popular?
The single biggest year for Rumaldo was 1950, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Rumaldo is about 54 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Rumaldo in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 747 people with the name Rumaldo, or 0.25 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #15,407 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Rumaldo in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Rumaldo?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Rumaldo appears almost entirely male. Of the 749 people counted with this name, 99.5% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Rumaldo?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Rumaldo is Hispanic at 97.5%. The next largest groups are White (1.9%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (0.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Rumaldo most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Rumaldo in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.5% (728 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Rumaldo in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Rumaldo a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Rumaldo in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Rumaldo still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Rumaldo in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Rumaldo can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Rumaldo as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.