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

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Peak · girls
1965 · 10,949 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
24 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
208,069
since 1910

Rhonda over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #37, 1965girls
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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#6,11619—
2024#11,1228—
2023#6,16919—
2022#6,46418—
2021#10,2929—
2020#8,40612—
2019#6,69817—
2018#5,78521—
2017#6,28719—
2016#5,44524—
2015#6,72118—
2014#4,45532—
2013#5,64423—
2012#4,38733—
2011#6,33520—
2010#4,39733—
2009#5,22627—
2008#4,44834—
2007#4,38034—
2006#3,50545—
2005#3,40444—
2004#2,78158—
2003#2,57762—
2002#2,26372—
2001#2,28870—
2000#1,705103—
1999#1,560108—
1998#2,06671—
1997#1,377124—
1996#1,491109—
1995#1,225140—
1994#961193—
1993#817245—
1992#767271—
1991#682314—
1990#605373—
1989#559401#7,9055
1988#487463—
1987#385607—
1986#367639—
1985#353668—
1984#288835#4,9737
1983#255939#5,4846
1982#2271,132#6,3855
1981#1991,355#4,9617
1980#1791,533#5,5256
1979#1631,716#4,4038
1978#1601,726#5,7725
1977#1312,162#4,1648
1976#1072,460#3,26411
1975#933,167#1,94824
1974#863,525#2,79913
1973#704,161#1,98221
1972#605,001#2,32316
1971#466,649#1,74526
1970#467,379#1,88922
1969#447,917#1,57027
1968#428,268#1,65023
1967#419,072#1,16541
1966#399,805#1,68421
1965#3710,949#1,36032
1964#439,713#1,70022
1963#459,356#1,62824
1962#459,803#1,66923
1961#469,469#1,55227
1960#449,255#2,04216
1959#458,861#1,75921
1958#488,341#2,17714
1957#528,051#2,09315
1956#627,521#1,76520
1955#716,171#2,21913
1954#716,100#2,7439
1953#855,029#2,28712
1952#953,963#2,51410
1951#1113,212#2,49510
1950#1252,567—
1949#1571,867#3,0197
1948#248908—
1947#316603#3,0967
1946#306580—
1945#409302—
1944#565166—
1943#731112—
1942#711109—
1941#699101—
1940#83473—
1939#93057—
1938#84071—
1937#99250—
1936#1,03945—
1935#98449—
1934#1,22134—
1933#1,60622—
1932#2,23514#3,7765
1931#1,68621—
1930#3,0559—
1929#2,73711—
1928#2,76811—
1927#3,8757—
1926#4,3066—
1925#3,3629—
1924#3,6658—
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First appearance
1910

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 1983

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedAKMaine: #207 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,248 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedNHWashington: #371 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,479 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #287 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,151 girlsMNIllinois: #250 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,617 girlsILWisconsin: #291 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,345 girlsWIMichigan: #277 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,973 girlsMINew York: #362 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 2,509 girlsNYMassachusetts: #457 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,105 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedRIOregon: #405 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,662 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedSDIowa: #371 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,064 girlsIAIndiana: #274 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,878 girlsINOhio: #195 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 1,275 girlsOHPennsylvania: #211 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,359 girlsPANew Jersey: #368 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,732 girlsNJConnecticut: #353 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,634 girlsCTCalifornia: #640 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 4,940 girlsCAUtah: #398 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,569 girlsUTColorado: #279 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,678 girlsCONebraska: #274 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,719 girlsNEMissouri: #237 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,596 girlsMOKentucky: #133 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 704 girlsKYWest Virginia: #152 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 823 girlsWVVirginia: #214 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,283 girlsVAMaryland: #203 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,186 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedDEArizona: #289 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,568 girlsAZNew Mexico: #254 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,182 girlsNMKansas: #222 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,295 girlsKSArkansas: #165 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 809 girlsARTennessee: #118 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 627 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #148 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 814 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #135 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 658 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #162 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 635 girlsDCOklahoma: #235 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,364 girlsOKLouisiana: #151 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 789 girlsLAMississippi: #174 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 847 girlsMSAlabama: #145 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 806 girlsALGeorgia: #146 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 763 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedHITexas: #360 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 2,291 girlsTXFlorida: #197 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,177 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Tennessee#118 · 1 in 627
  2. Kentucky#133 · 1 in 704
  3. South Carolina#135 · 1 in 658
  4. Alabama#145 · 1 in 806
  5. Georgia#146 · 1 in 763

Best ever in a state: #8 in Oklahoma, 1965.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Tennessee#118441 in 627
Kentucky#133321 in 704
South Carolina#135271 in 658
Alabama#145271 in 806
Georgia#146461 in 763
North Carolina#148411 in 814
Louisiana#151391 in 789
West Virginia#152131 in 823
District of Columbia#16291 in 635
Arkansas#165161 in 809
Mississippi#174181 in 847
Ohio#195541 in 1,275
Florida#197501 in 1,177
Maryland#203191 in 1,186
Maine#20751 in 1,248
Pennsylvania#211501 in 1,359
Virginia#214241 in 1,283
Kansas#222121 in 1,295
Oklahoma#235161 in 1,364
Missouri#237201 in 1,596
Illinois#250451 in 1,617
New Mexico#25481 in 1,182
Indiana#274181 in 1,878
Nebraska#27461 in 1,719
Michigan#277281 in 1,973
Colorado#279131 in 1,678
Minnesota#287131 in 2,151
Arizona#289131 in 1,568
Wisconsin#291131 in 2,345
Connecticut#35361 in 2,634
Texas#360561 in 2,291
New York#362411 in 2,509
New Jersey#368141 in 2,732
Iowa#37161 in 3,064
Washington#371111 in 2,479
Utah#39861 in 2,569
Oregon#40561 in 2,662
Massachusetts#45781 in 4,105
California#640381 in 4,940
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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 Rhonda
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
55 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1910
  • Peaked 1965 at #37 (10,949 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 24 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 24 yrs · run 1952–1975
  • Top 1,000: 59 yrs · run 1937–1994
Share of babies · girls
1 in 161
  • Highest: 1 in 161 girls born in 1965 were named Rhonda (0.62%)
  • Latest: 1 in 84,593 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 45.0% of all girls named Rhonda (93,607) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s42#2,398 (1910)#3,307
1920s71#2,479 (1922)#3,536
1930s372#840 (1938)#1,459
1940s4,821#157 (1949)#498
1950s59,816#45 (1959)#77
1960s93,607#37 (1965)#43
1970s37,946#46 (1970)#96
1980s8,572#179 (1980)#330
1990s1,948#605 (1990)#1,155
2000s549#1,705 (2000)#3,258
2010s240#4,387 (2012)#5,615
2020s85#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 1983

girls
#255
939 births · 1 in 1,779 girls
boys
#5,484
6 births · 1 in 298,761 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #255Rhonda939

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #5,484Rhonda6
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 1,779 of them was named Rhonda, which outranked 97.9% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rhonda
  1. #252Keri941
  2. #253Bianca940
  3. #253Karla940
  4. #255Rhonda939
  5. #256Sherry929
  6. #257Tamika922
  7. #258Brittney921
Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

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

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 298,761 of them was named Rhonda, which outranked 25.3% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rhonda
  1. #4,907Zahir7
  2. #4,907Zenon7
  3. #4,907Zephaniah7
  4. #5,484Rhonda6
  5. #5,484Aakash6
  6. #5,484Aarik6
  7. #5,484Aarin6
  8. #6,238Abby5
  9. #6,238Abdallah5
  10. #6,238Abhay5

Tied with 753 names at #5,484; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,260Remington#3,108 → #848
  2. ↑ 2,159Trumaine#3,108 → #949
  3. ↑ 1,157Akeem#1,774 → #617
  4. ↑ 738Jacoby#1,654 → #916
  5. ↑ 655Deven#1,622 → #967
Fallers
  1. ↓ 284Marcello#969 → #1,253
  2. ↓ 275Schuyler#845 → #1,120
  3. ↓ 273Jessy#917 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 258Kennith#981 → #1,239
  5. ↓ 220Jarrad#933 → #1,153

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

See the top 100 for 1983 →