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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201992peak #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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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—
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1884#9306—
1883#7547—
1882#8136—
1881#6797—
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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 1992

  • 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: #713 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,130 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: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,426 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 15,056 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedWIMichigan: #873 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,152 girlsMINew York: #1,539 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 16,587 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedMARhode 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: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #1,192 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 13,692 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #742 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 5,836 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedDEArizona: #802 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,238 girlsAZNew Mexico: #336 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,545 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedNCSouth 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: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedHITexas: #1,121 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 9,827 girlsTXFlorida: #1,258 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 12,513 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#336 · 1 in 1,545
  2. Washington#713 · 1 in 5,130
  3. California#742 · 1 in 5,836
  4. Arizona#802 · 1 in 5,238
  5. Michigan#873 · 1 in 8,152

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#33661 in 1,545
Washington#71361 in 5,130
California#742441 in 5,836
Arizona#80251 in 5,238
Michigan#87371 in 8,152
Texas#1,121141 in 9,827
Pennsylvania#1,19251 in 13,692
Florida#1,25861 in 12,513
Illinois#1,42651 in 15,056
New York#1,53971 in 16,587
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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 1992

girls
#1,149
153 births · 1 in 12,052 girls

Top girls' names in 1992

  1. #1Ashley38,460
  2. #2Jessica38,361
  3. #3Amanda25,039
  4. #4Brittany24,983
  5. #5Sarah24,634
  6. #6Samantha24,407
  7. #7Emily21,835
  8. #8Stephanie19,680
  9. #9Elizabeth19,035
  10. #10Megan17,842
  11. #1,149Ramona153
More about 1992

girls

1,843,931 girls got a published name in 1992; 1 in 12,052 of them was named Ramona, which outranked 92.6% of the 15,610 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ramona
  1. #1,146Cari154
  2. #1,146Leilani154
  3. #1,146Shamika154
  4. #1,149Ramona153
  5. #1,149Geraldine153
  6. #1,149Jacey153
  7. #1,149Marley153
  8. #1,156Alyssia152
  9. #1,156Amberly152
  10. #1,156Bailee152

Tied with 6 names at #1,149; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,282Darian#2,989 → #707
  2. ↑ 1,958Payton#2,660 → #702
  3. ↑ 1,450Peyton#2,034 → #584
  4. ↑ 1,115Chandler#1,656 → #541
  5. ↑ 1,080Brianda#1,857 → #777
Fallers
  1. ↓ 855Rebeccah#1,000 → #1,855
  2. ↓ 725Ieshia#717 → #1,442
  3. ↓ 502Miesha#997 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 470Unknown#794 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 356Phylicia#928 → #1,284

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

See the top 100 for 1992 →