Rhona

Where Rhona comes from

The dictionaries list Rhona as a given name — a female given name of Scottish origin — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1915
    First appearance
    #3,795 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1951
    Peak, #988
    89 babies named Rhona — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1956
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,760.
  4. 1966
    Rhona Martin born
    Scottish and British curler and coach
  5. 1976
    Rhona Mitra born
    British actress
In the dictionary
  • A female given name of Scottish origin.
Namesakes
  • Rhona Mitra · British actress, born 1976
  • Rhona Martin · Scottish and British curler and coach, born 1966
  • Rhona Bennett · American singer and actress, born 1976
  • Rhona Robertson · badminton player, born 1970
  • Rhona Haszard · New Zealand artist, painter and printmaker, 1901–1931

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.