Rhonda
#6,116 for girls in 2025, 19 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #7,905
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1965 · 10,949 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 24 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 208,069since 1910
Rhonda over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #6,116 | 19 | — | |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 | — | |
| 2023 | #6,169 | 19 | — | |
| 2022 | #6,464 | 18 | — | |
| 2021 | #10,292 | 9 | — | |
| 2020 | #8,406 | 12 | — | |
| 2019 | #6,698 | 17 | — | |
| 2018 | #5,785 | 21 | — | |
| 2017 | #6,287 | 19 | — | |
| 2016 | #5,445 | 24 | — | |
| 2015 | #6,721 | 18 | — | |
| 2014 | #4,455 | 32 | — | |
| 2013 | #5,644 | 23 | — | |
| 2012 | #4,387 | 33 | — | |
| 2011 | #6,335 | 20 | — | |
| 2010 | #4,397 | 33 | — | |
| 2009 | #5,226 | 27 | — | |
| 2008 | #4,448 | 34 | — | |
| 2007 | #4,380 | 34 | — | |
| 2006 | #3,505 | 45 | — | |
| 2005 | #3,404 | 44 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,781 | 58 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,577 | 62 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,263 | 72 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,288 | 70 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,705 | 103 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,560 | 108 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,066 | 71 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,377 | 124 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,491 | 109 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,225 | 140 | — | |
| 1994 | #961 | 193 | — | |
| 1993 | #817 | 245 | — | |
| 1992 | #767 | 271 | — | |
| 1991 | #682 | 314 | — | |
| 1990 | #605 | 373 | — | |
| 1989 | #559 | 401 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #487 | 463 | — | |
| 1987 | #385 | 607 | — | |
| 1986 | #367 | 639 | — | |
| 1985 | #353 | 668 | — | |
| 1984 | #288 | 835 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #255 | 939 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #227 | 1,132 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #199 | 1,355 | #4,961 | 7 |
| 1980 | #179 | 1,533 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1979 | #163 | 1,716 | #4,403 | 8 |
| 1978 | #160 | 1,726 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #131 | 2,162 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #107 | 2,460 | #3,264 | 11 |
| 1975 | #93 | 3,167 | #1,948 | 24 |
| 1974 | #86 | 3,525 | #2,799 | 13 |
| 1973 | #70 | 4,161 | #1,982 | 21 |
| 1972 | #60 | 5,001 | #2,323 | 16 |
| 1971 | #46 | 6,649 | #1,745 | 26 |
| 1970 | #46 | 7,379 | #1,889 | 22 |
| 1969 | #44 | 7,917 | #1,570 | 27 |
| 1968 | #42 | 8,268 | #1,650 | 23 |
| 1967 | #41 | 9,072 | #1,165 | 41 |
| 1966 | #39 | 9,805 | #1,684 | 21 |
| 1965 | #37 | 10,949 | #1,360 | 32 |
| 1964 | #43 | 9,713 | #1,700 | 22 |
| 1963 | #45 | 9,356 | #1,628 | 24 |
| 1962 | #45 | 9,803 | #1,669 | 23 |
| 1961 | #46 | 9,469 | #1,552 | 27 |
| 1960 | #44 | 9,255 | #2,042 | 16 |
| 1959 | #45 | 8,861 | #1,759 | 21 |
| 1958 | #48 | 8,341 | #2,177 | 14 |
| 1957 | #52 | 8,051 | #2,093 | 15 |
| 1956 | #62 | 7,521 | #1,765 | 20 |
| 1955 | #71 | 6,171 | #2,219 | 13 |
| 1954 | #71 | 6,100 | #2,743 | 9 |
| 1953 | #85 | 5,029 | #2,287 | 12 |
| 1952 | #95 | 3,963 | #2,514 | 10 |
| 1951 | #111 | 3,212 | #2,495 | 10 |
| 1950 | #125 | 2,567 | — | |
| 1949 | #157 | 1,867 | #3,019 | 7 |
| 1948 | #248 | 908 | — | |
| 1947 | #316 | 603 | #3,096 | 7 |
| 1946 | #306 | 580 | — | |
| 1945 | #409 | 302 | — | |
| 1944 | #565 | 166 | — | |
| 1943 | #731 | 112 | — | |
| 1942 | #711 | 109 | — | |
| 1941 | #699 | 101 | — | |
| 1940 | #834 | 73 | — | |
| 1939 | #930 | 57 | — | |
| 1938 | #840 | 71 | — | |
| 1937 | #992 | 50 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,039 | 45 | — | |
| 1935 | #984 | 49 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,221 | 34 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,606 | 22 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,235 | 14 | #3,776 | 5 |
| 1931 | #1,686 | 21 | — | |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,737 | 11 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,768 | 11 | — | |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | — | |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | — | |
| 1925 | #3,362 | 9 | — | |
| 1924 | #3,665 | 8 | — | |
| 1923 | — | — | ||
| 1922 | #2,479 | 14 | — | |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | — | |
| 1920 | — | — | ||
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,822 | 11 | — | |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | — | |
| 1916 | — | — | ||
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | — | |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | — | |
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| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Rhonda! It came in at #2,398, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1910–1913, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Rhonda is popular in 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#89 · 1 in 396
- Arkansas#94 · 1 in 410
- North Dakota#95 · 1 in 444
- North Carolina#96 · 1 in 448
- Kentucky#96 · 1 in 487
Best ever in a state: #8 in Oklahoma, 1965.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #89 | 40 | 1 in 396 |
| Arkansas | #94 | 31 | 1 in 410 |
| North Dakota | #95 | 11 | 1 in 444 |
| Kentucky | #96 | 49 | 1 in 487 |
| North Carolina | #96 | 74 | 1 in 448 |
| Tennessee | #105 | 52 | 1 in 536 |
| South Carolina | #110 | 38 | 1 in 472 |
| West Virginia | #119 | 19 | 1 in 606 |
| Georgia | #122 | 59 | 1 in 590 |
| Alabama | #127 | 37 | 1 in 615 |
| Louisiana | #132 | 50 | 1 in 612 |
| Virginia | #146 | 41 | 1 in 733 |
| Missouri | #158 | 38 | 1 in 844 |
| Maine | #159 | 8 | 1 in 786 |
| Rhode Island | #165 | 5 | 1 in 890 |
| Indiana | #166 | 38 | 1 in 918 |
| Florida | #170 | 58 | 1 in 933 |
| South Dakota | #170 | 6 | 1 in 749 |
| Hawaii | #172 | 8 | 1 in 608 |
| Maryland | #187 | 20 | 1 in 1,048 |
| District of Columbia | #191 | 8 | 1 in 722 |
| Michigan | #197 | 48 | 1 in 1,222 |
| Ohio | #202 | 55 | 1 in 1,314 |
| Oklahoma | #203 | 18 | 1 in 1,117 |
| Texas | #210 | 110 | 1 in 1,125 |
| Oregon | #211 | 15 | 1 in 1,131 |
| New Mexico | #212 | 10 | 1 in 932 |
| Montana | #214 | 5 | 1 in 949 |
| Pennsylvania | #215 | 53 | 1 in 1,308 |
| Arizona | #218 | 19 | 1 in 1,050 |
| Wisconsin | #218 | 21 | 1 in 1,485 |
| Colorado | #222 | 17 | 1 in 1,222 |
| Illinois | #229 | 53 | 1 in 1,418 |
| Massachusetts | #257 | 18 | 1 in 1,757 |
| Minnesota | #263 | 16 | 1 in 1,819 |
| Kansas | #280 | 9 | 1 in 1,719 |
| Iowa | #284 | 10 | 1 in 1,941 |
| New York | #319 | 51 | 1 in 1,987 |
| Utah | #342 | 8 | 1 in 2,017 |
| Washington | #345 | 13 | 1 in 2,124 |
| Connecticut | #352 | 6 | 1 in 2,568 |
| New Jersey | #376 | 14 | 1 in 2,662 |
| California | #403 | 74 | 1 in 2,450 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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 Rhonda
- 5,006 spots since 2024 (#11,122 → #6,116)
- 2,290 spots since 2020 (#8,406 → #6,116)
- 605 spots since 2015 (#6,721 → #6,116)
- Biggest jump: 237 spots in 1935 (#1,221 → #984)
- Biggest drop: 264 spots in 1995 (#961 → #1,225)
- Debuted 1910
- Peaked 1965 at #37 (10,949 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 24 yrs · run 1952–1975
- Top 1,000: 59 yrs · run 1937–1994
- Highest: 1 in 161 girls born in 1965 were named Rhonda (0.62%)
- Latest: 1 in 84,593 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 45.0% of all girls named Rhonda (93,607) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 42 | #2,398 (1910) | #3,307 |
| 1920s | 71 | #2,479 (1922) | #3,536 |
| 1930s | 372 | #840 (1938) | #1,459 |
| 1940s | 4,821 | #157 (1949) | #498 |
| 1950s | 59,816 | #45 (1959) | #77 |
| 1960s | 93,607 | #37 (1965) | #43 |
| 1970s | 37,946 | #46 (1970) | #96 |
| 1980s | 8,572 | #179 (1980) | #330 |
| 1990s | 1,948 | #605 (1990) | #1,155 |
| 2000s | 549 | #1,705 (2000) | #3,258 |
| 2010s | 240 | #4,387 (2012) | #5,615 |
| 2020s | 85 | #6,116 (2025) | #8,095 |
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.
Rhonda in 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 1,231 of them was named Rhonda, which outranked 98.4% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 255,882 of them was named Rhonda, which outranked 31.9% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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- #4,509Zalman8
- #4,509Zoran8
- #4,961Rhonda7
- #4,961Abdel7
- #4,961Abdiel7
- #4,961Abelino7
- #5,468Aaren6
- #5,468Abby6
- #5,468Abdon6
Tied with 506 names at #4,961; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.