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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Ramona has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | — | ||
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 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New Mexico#235 · 1 in 963
- Hawaii#279 · 1 in 952
- South Carolina#283 · 1 in 1,568
- Arkansas#311 · 1 in 1,851
- Arizona#320 · 1 in 1,624
Best ever in a state: #16 in New Mexico, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #235 | 9 | 1 in 963 |
| Hawaii | #279 | 5 | 1 in 952 |
| South Carolina | #283 | 11 | 1 in 1,568 |
| Arkansas | #311 | 7 | 1 in 1,851 |
| Arizona | #320 | 11 | 1 in 1,624 |
| Mississippi | #328 | 9 | 1 in 1,732 |
| California | #372 | 80 | 1 in 2,042 |
| Colorado | #381 | 8 | 1 in 2,332 |
| Connecticut | #385 | 5 | 1 in 2,941 |
| Texas | #388 | 47 | 1 in 2,364 |
| Kentucky | #390 | 8 | 1 in 3,061 |
| Oregon | #390 | 7 | 1 in 2,398 |
| Washington | #390 | 10 | 1 in 2,532 |
| Louisiana | #394 | 13 | 1 in 2,251 |
| New Jersey | #448 | 12 | 1 in 3,099 |
| Alabama | #475 | 7 | 1 in 3,274 |
| Georgia | #477 | 10 | 1 in 3,361 |
| Virginia | #566 | 6 | 1 in 4,864 |
| New York | #577 | 23 | 1 in 4,301 |
| Missouri | #581 | 6 | 1 in 5,382 |
| North Carolina | #634 | 6 | 1 in 5,476 |
| Illinois | #647 | 14 | 1 in 5,335 |
| Ohio | #655 | 10 | 1 in 7,209 |
| Florida | #717 | 8 | 1 in 5,859 |
| Pennsylvania | #818 | 7 | 1 in 9,773 |
| Michigan | #871 | 6 | 1 in 9,931 |
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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.
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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
| 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 1979
girls
#505
393 births · 1 in 4,085 girls
Top girls' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 4,085 of them was named Ramona, which outranked 95.8% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.