Ramona
#733 for girls in 2025, 373 births · Last seen for boys in 1987 at #6,089
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1928 · 2,239 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 70,874since 1881
Ramona over time
Rank among girls' names. Ramona has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #733 | 373 | — | |
| 2024 | #770 | 366 | — | |
| 2023 | #790 | 356 | — | |
| 2022 | #787 | 361 | — | |
| 2021 | #793 | 356 | — | |
| 2020 | #803 | 337 | — | |
| 2019 | #817 | 335 | — | |
| 2018 | #839 | 323 | — | |
| 2017 | #890 | 303 | — | |
| 2016 | #949 | 288 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,068 | 246 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,079 | 237 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,203 | 199 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,214 | 200 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,329 | 175 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,678 | 126 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,934 | 108 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,844 | 116 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,117 | 95 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,308 | 82 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,106 | 88 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,286 | 76 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,125 | 82 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,142 | 78 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,115 | 78 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,089 | 78 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,738 | 92 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,083 | 70 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,983 | 72 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,571 | 100 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,456 | 110 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,346 | 124 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,485 | 107 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,149 | 153 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,173 | 149 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,219 | 138 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,048 | 163 | — | |
| 1988 | #876 | 201 | — | |
| 1987 | #829 | 210 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #877 | 189 | — | |
| 1985 | #781 | 215 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #798 | 199 | — | |
| 1983 | #643 | 267 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #634 | 284 | — | |
| 1981 | #603 | 306 | — | |
| 1980 | #580 | 317 | — | |
| 1979 | #505 | 393 | — | |
| 1978 | #499 | 387 | — | |
| 1977 | #400 | 519 | — | |
| 1976 | #444 | 437 | #4,012 | 8 |
| 1975 | #400 | 509 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #393 | 519 | #4,634 | 6 |
| 1973 | #353 | 598 | #4,054 | 7 |
| 1972 | #334 | 687 | — | |
| 1971 | #322 | 821 | — | |
| 1970 | #309 | 914 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #289 | 968 | #3,595 | 7 |
| 1968 | #259 | 1,040 | — | |
| 1967 | #265 | 1,016 | — | |
| 1966 | #248 | 1,146 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #243 | 1,269 | #2,366 | 12 |
| 1964 | #237 | 1,348 | #3,050 | 8 |
| 1963 | #229 | 1,434 | — | |
| 1962 | #217 | 1,520 | #3,305 | 7 |
| 1961 | #212 | 1,630 | #2,900 | 9 |
| 1960 | #214 | 1,555 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1959 | #205 | 1,647 | #2,821 | 9 |
| 1958 | #209 | 1,553 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | #202 | 1,717 | — | |
| 1956 | #199 | 1,643 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #196 | 1,646 | #2,964 | 8 |
| 1954 | #195 | 1,610 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #205 | 1,455 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #224 | 1,228 | — | |
| 1951 | #230 | 1,115 | — | |
| 1950 | #235 | 1,036 | — | |
| 1949 | #256 | 877 | — | |
| 1948 | #269 | 831 | — | |
| 1947 | #251 | 869 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #269 | 723 | — | |
| 1945 | #267 | 650 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1944 | #266 | 676 | — | |
| 1943 | #240 | 795 | — | |
| 1942 | #248 | 756 | — | |
| 1941 | #221 | 786 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | #210 | 840 | — | |
| 1939 | #200 | 886 | — | |
| 1938 | #190 | 1,001 | #2,868 | 7 |
| 1937 | #188 | 1,018 | #3,518 | 5 |
| 1936 | #197 | 859 | #2,301 | 10 |
| 1935 | #197 | 885 | #3,252 | 6 |
| 1934 | #192 | 929 | — | |
| 1933 | #180 | 952 | — | |
| 1932 | #180 | 1,048 | #3,092 | 7 |
| 1931 | #164 | 1,130 | #2,207 | 12 |
| 1930 | #149 | 1,410 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #120 | 2,036 | #2,096 | 14 |
| 1928 | #117 | 2,239 | #2,387 | 12 |
| 1927 | #277 | 566 | — | |
| 1926 | #307 | 466 | — | |
| 1925 | #313 | 450 | #2,755 | 10 |
| 1924 | #324 | 429 | — | |
| 1923 | #329 | 390 | — | |
| 1922 | #356 | 339 | — | |
| 1921 | #334 | 391 | — | |
| 1920 | #338 | 374 | — | |
| 1919 | #346 | 344 | — | |
| 1918 | #345 | 358 | — | |
| 1917 | #366 | 296 | — | |
| 1916 | #371 | 278 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #395 | 231 | — | |
| 1914 | #367 | 207 | — | |
| 1913 | #347 | 196 | — | |
| 1912 | #402 | 132 | — | |
| 1911 | #456 | 81 | — | |
| 1910 | #434 | 84 | — | |
| 1909 | #516 | 53 | — | |
| 1908 | #430 | 70 | — | |
| 1907 | #424 | 71 | — | |
| 1906 | #423 | 65 | — | |
| 1905 | #464 | 53 | — | |
| 1904 | #491 | 45 | — | |
| 1903 | #549 | 35 | — | |
| 1902 | #467 | 44 | — | |
| 1901 | #615 | 26 | — | |
| 1900 | #656 | 29 | — | |
| 1899 | #461 | 40 | — | |
| 1898 | #555 | 33 | — | |
| 1897 | #627 | 24 | — | |
| 1896 | #594 | 27 | — | |
| 1895 | #547 | 29 | — | |
| 1894 | #697 | 18 | — | |
| 1893 | #662 | 19 | — | |
| 1892 | #666 | 19 | — | |
| 1891 | #839 | 11 | — | |
| 1890 | #791 | 12 | — | |
| 1889 | #950 | 8 | — | |
| 1888 | #753 | 12 | — | |
| 1887 | #788 | 9 | — | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | #930 | 6 | — | |
| 1883 | #754 | 7 | — | |
| 1882 | #813 | 6 | — | |
| 1881 | #679 | 7 | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Ramona! It came in at #679, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1886, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Ramona is popular in 1935
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arizona#35 · 1 in 162
- South Dakota#49 · 1 in 208
- New Mexico#79 · 1 in 271
- North Dakota#79 · 1 in 290
- Colorado#84 · 1 in 319
Best ever in a state: #16 in New Mexico, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #35 | 24 | 1 in 162 |
| South Dakota | #49 | 24 | 1 in 208 |
| New Mexico | #79 | 19 | 1 in 271 |
| North Dakota | #79 | 19 | 1 in 290 |
| Colorado | #84 | 25 | 1 in 319 |
| Minnesota | #88 | 49 | 1 in 395 |
| Oklahoma | #95 | 52 | 1 in 422 |
| Iowa | #103 | 36 | 1 in 501 |
| Texas | #104 | 120 | 1 in 473 |
| Nebraska | #108 | 20 | 1 in 481 |
| Vermont | #111 | 5 | 1 in 505 |
| Maine | #120 | 12 | 1 in 525 |
| New Hampshire | #120 | 5 | 1 in 624 |
| Kansas | #127 | 21 | 1 in 611 |
| Montana | #128 | 7 | 1 in 530 |
| California | #130 | 60 | 1 in 582 |
| Wisconsin | #130 | 26 | 1 in 871 |
| Utah | #131 | 9 | 1 in 517 |
| Idaho | #144 | 6 | 1 in 587 |
| West Virginia | #152 | 23 | 1 in 801 |
| Indiana | #153 | 23 | 1 in 989 |
| Washington | #181 | 8 | 1 in 1,122 |
| Missouri | #185 | 25 | 1 in 1,054 |
| Illinois | #188 | 38 | 1 in 1,327 |
| Ohio | #202 | 27 | 1 in 1,695 |
| Kentucky | #213 | 22 | 1 in 1,209 |
| Arkansas | #224 | 17 | 1 in 1,115 |
| Michigan | #251 | 16 | 1 in 2,375 |
| Alabama | #282 | 15 | 1 in 1,951 |
| Florida | #282 | 7 | 1 in 1,782 |
| North Carolina | #283 | 15 | 1 in 2,439 |
| Virginia | #297 | 9 | 1 in 2,542 |
| New York | #300 | 25 | 1 in 3,312 |
| Louisiana | #324 | 10 | 1 in 2,056 |
| Tennessee | #324 | 9 | 1 in 3,038 |
| Mississippi | #342 | 8 | 1 in 2,758 |
| Georgia | #359 | 9 | 1 in 3,363 |
| Pennsylvania | #361 | 14 | 1 in 5,112 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ramona
- 37 spots since 2024 (#770 → #733)
- 70 spots since 2020 (#803 → #733)
- 335 spots since 2015 (#1,068 → #733)
- Biggest jump: 173 spots in 1892 (#839 → #666)
- Biggest drop: 197 spots in 1889 (#753 → #950)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1928 at #117 (2,239 births)
- Births halved by 1932, 4 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 116 yrs · run 1887–1988
- Highest: 1 in 515 girls born in 1928 were named Ramona (0.19%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,309 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 20.7% of all girls named Ramona (14,650) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 55 | #679 (1881) | #810 |
| 1890s | 232 | #461 (1899) | #644 |
| 1900s | 491 | #423 (1906) | #504 |
| 1910s | 2,207 | #345 (1918) | #383 |
| 1920s | 7,680 | #117 (1928) | #282 |
| 1930s | 10,118 | #149 (1930) | #184 |
| 1940s | 7,803 | #210 (1940) | #250 |
| 1950s | 14,650 | #195 (1954) | #210 |
| 1960s | 12,926 | #212 (1961) | #241 |
| 1970s | 5,784 | #309 (1970) | #396 |
| 1980s | 2,351 | #580 (1980) | #767 |
| 1990s | 1,115 | #1,149 (1992) | #1,520 |
| 2000s | 881 | #1,844 (2008) | #2,107 |
| 2010s | 2,432 | #817 (2019) | #1,107 |
| 2020s | 2,149 | #733 (2025) | #779 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ramona in 1935
Top girls' names in 1935
Top boys' names in 1935
More about 1935
girls
1,048,577 girls got a published name in 1935; 1 in 1,185 of them was named Ramona, which outranked 96.0% of the 4,893 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↑ 2,736Norita#3,449 → #713
- ↑ 1,073Shelby#1,913 → #840
- ↑ 672Darla#1,344 → #672
- ↑ 396Shirleyann#1,292 → #896
- ↑ 375Loris#1,236 → #861
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,041,351 boys got a published name in 1935; 1 in 173,559 of them was named Ramona, which outranked 21.6% of the 4,146 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,951Yancey7
- #2,951York7
- #2,951Zed7
- #3,252Ramona6
- #3,252Abdon6
- #3,252Adams6
- #3,252Agustine6
- #3,645Abb5
- #3,645Abundio5
- #3,645Acencion5
Tied with 392 names at #3,252; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.