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

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Peak · girls
1928 · 2,239 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
70,874
since 1881

Ramona over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Ramona has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #117, 1928girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#733373—
2024#770366—
2023#790356—
2022#787361—
2021#793356—
2020#803337—
2019#817335—
2018#839323—
2017#890303—
2016#949288—
2015#1,068246—
2014#1,079237—
2013#1,203199—
2012#1,214200—
2011#1,329175—
2010#1,678126—
2009#1,934108—
2008#1,844116—
2007#2,11795—
2006#2,30882—
2005#2,10688—
2004#2,28676—
2003#2,12582—
2002#2,14278—
2001#2,11578—
2000#2,08978—
1999#1,73892—
1998#2,08370—
1997#1,98372—
1996#1,571100—
1995#1,456110—
1994#1,346124—
1993#1,485107—
1992#1,149153—
1991#1,173149—
1990#1,219138—
1989#1,048163—
1988#876201—
1987#829210#6,0896
1986#877189—
1985#781215#6,5235
1984#798199—
1983#643267#6,2385
1982#634284—
1981#603306—
1980#580317—
1979#505393—
1978#499387—
1977#400519—
1976#444437#4,0128
1975#400509#5,4645
1974#393519#4,6346
1973#353598#4,0547
1972#334687—
1971#322821—
1970#309914#4,7245
1969#289968#3,5957
1968#2591,040—
1967#2651,016—
1966#2481,146#3,9485
1965#2431,269#2,36612
1964#2371,348#3,0508
1963#2291,434—
1962#2171,520#3,3057
1961#2121,630#2,9009
1960#2141,555#3,6656
1959#2051,647#2,8219
1958#2091,553#3,9445
1957#2021,717—
1956#1991,643#3,9425
1955#1961,646#2,9648
1954#1951,610#3,8275
1953#2051,455#3,7985
1952#2241,228—
1951#2301,115—
1950#2351,036—
1949#256877—
1948#269831—
1947#251869#3,7335
1946#269723—
1945#267650#2,9966
1944#266676—
1943#240795—
1942#248756—
1941#221786#2,8727
1940#210840—
1939#200886—
1938#1901,001#2,8687
1937#1881,018#3,5185
1936#197859#2,30110
1935#197885#3,2526
1934#192929—
1933#180952—
1932#1801,048#3,0927
1931#1641,130#2,20712
1930#1491,410#4,0015
1929#1202,036#2,09614
1928#1172,239#2,38712
1927#277566—
1926#307466—
1925#313450#2,75510
1924#324429—
1923#329390—
1922#356339—
1921#334391—
1920#338374—
1919#346344—
1918#345358—
1917#366296—
1916#371278#3,8975
1915#395231—
1914#367207—
1913#347196—
1912#402132—
1911#45681—
1910#43484—
1909#51653—
1908#43070—
1907#42471—
1906#42365—
1905#46453—
1904#49145—
1903#54935—
1902#46744—
1901#61526—
1900#65629—
1899#46140—
1898#55533—
1897#62724—
1896#59427—
1895#54729—
1894#69718—
1893#66219—
1892#66619—
1891#83911—
1890#79112—
1889#9508—
1888#75312—
1887#7889—
1886——
1885——
1884#9306—
1883#7547—
1882#8136—
1881#6797—
1880——
First appearance
1881

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 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedNHWashington: #336 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,964 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #425 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,967 girlsMNIllinois: #409 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,905 girlsILWisconsin: #384 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,433 girlsWIMichigan: #457 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,801 girlsMINew York: #497 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 3,557 girlsNYMassachusetts: #513 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,098 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedIAIndiana: #385 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,909 girlsINOhio: #475 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,382 girlsOHPennsylvania: #621 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,685 girlsPANew Jersey: #371 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,507 girlsNJConnecticut: #402 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,847 girlsCTCalifornia: #310 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 1,646 girlsCAUtah: #359 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,343 girlsUTColorado: #274 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,425 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedNEMissouri: #352 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,472 girlsMOKentucky: #383 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,847 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedWVVirginia: #459 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,965 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedDEArizona: #286 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,397 girlsAZNew Mexico: #77 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 310 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedKSArkansas: #304 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,602 girlsARTennessee: #443 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,436 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #462 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,760 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #316 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,552 girlsLAMississippi: #212 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 945 girlsMSAlabama: #343 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,049 girlsALGeorgia: #425 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,000 girlsGAHawaii: #191 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 641 girlsHITexas: #331 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,871 girlsTXFlorida: #382 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,300 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#77 · 1 in 310
  2. Hawaii#191 · 1 in 641
  3. Mississippi#212 · 1 in 945
  4. Colorado#274 · 1 in 1,425
  5. Arizona#286 · 1 in 1,397

Best ever in a state: #16 in New Mexico, 1926.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#77251 in 310
Hawaii#19171 in 641
Mississippi#212171 in 945
Colorado#274111 in 1,425
Arizona#286111 in 1,397
Arkansas#30481 in 1,602
California#310831 in 1,646
Louisiana#316161 in 1,552
Texas#331511 in 1,871
Washington#336101 in 1,964
Alabama#343111 in 2,049
Missouri#352121 in 2,472
Utah#35951 in 2,343
New Jersey#371151 in 2,507
Florida#382191 in 2,300
Kentucky#38381 in 2,847
Wisconsin#38481 in 3,433
Indiana#385121 in 2,909
Connecticut#40251 in 2,847
Illinois#409241 in 2,905
Georgia#425111 in 3,000
Minnesota#42561 in 3,967
Tennessee#44381 in 3,436
Michigan#457151 in 3,801
Virginia#45971 in 3,965
North Carolina#46291 in 3,760
Ohio#475161 in 4,382
New York#497291 in 3,557
Massachusetts#51361 in 5,098
Pennsylvania#621101 in 6,685
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
47 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 1928 at #117 (2,239 births)
  • Births halved by 1932, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 116 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 116 yrs · run 1887–1988
Share of babies · girls
1 in 515
  • Highest: 1 in 515 girls born in 1928 were named Ramona (0.19%)
  • Latest: 1 in 4,309 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 20.7% of all girls named Ramona (14,650) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s55#679 (1881)#810
1890s232#461 (1899)#644
1900s491#423 (1906)#504
1910s2,207#345 (1918)#383
1920s7,680#117 (1928)#282
1930s10,118#149 (1930)#184
1940s7,803#210 (1940)#250
1950s14,650#195 (1954)#210
1960s12,926#212 (1961)#241
1970s5,784#309 (1970)#396
1980s2,351#580 (1980)#767
1990s1,115#1,149 (1992)#1,520
2000s881#1,844 (2008)#2,107
2010s2,432#817 (2019)#1,107
2020s2,149#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 1974

girls
#393
519 births · 1 in 2,828 girls
boys
#4,634
6 births · 1 in 262,056 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #393Ramona519

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #4,634Ramona6
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 2,828 of them was named Ramona, which outranked 96.2% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ramona
  1. #390Grace535
  2. #391Marcie534
  3. #392Michael525
  4. #393Ramona519
  5. #393Terry519
  6. #395Terra518
  7. #396Darcy516
  8. #397Adriana513

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 262,056 of them was named Ramona, which outranked 22.8% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ramona
  1. #4,190Zavier7
  2. #4,190Zebulon7
  3. #4,190Zoltan7
  4. #4,634Ramona6
  5. #4,634Aamir6
  6. #4,634Aashish6
  7. #4,634Abayomi6
  8. #5,227Adante5
  9. #5,227Adaryl5
  10. #5,227Adedayo5

Tied with 592 names at #4,634; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,544Rashad#4,505 → #961
  2. ↑ 844Telly#1,312 → #468
  3. ↑ 398Jabari#1,312 → #914
  4. ↑ 356Ahmad#1,123 → #767
  5. ↑ 356Toma#1,238 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Parrish#987 → #1,370
  2. ↓ 378Fredric#957 → #1,335
  3. ↓ 346Jory#753 → #1,099
  4. ↓ 301Vidal#834 → #1,135
  5. ↓ 277Pat#847 → #1,124

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1974 →