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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #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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1921#5,0995—
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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 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #375 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,171 girlsMNIllinois: #333 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,281 girlsILWisconsin: #364 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,064 girlsWIMichigan: #275 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,909 girlsMINew York: #712 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 6,288 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedORNevada: 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: #303 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,156 girlsIAIndiana: #285 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,002 girlsINOhio: #279 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,974 girlsOHPennsylvania: #347 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,766 girlsPANew Jersey: #597 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,052 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #603 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 4,495 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedUTColorado: #500 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,660 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #255 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,694 girlsMOKentucky: #215 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,328 girlsKYWest Virginia: #295 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,965 girlsWVVirginia: #330 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,197 girlsVAMaryland: #271 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,723 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedDEArizona: #410 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,555 girlsAZNew Mexico: #378 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,921 girlsNMKansas: #296 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,831 girlsKSArkansas: #143 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 747 girlsARTennessee: #228 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,389 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #180 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,046 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #204 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,115 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #140 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 569 girlsDCOklahoma: #226 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,342 girlsOKLouisiana: #197 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,157 girlsLAMississippi: #237 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,228 girlsMSAlabama: #201 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,147 girlsALGeorgia: #198 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,159 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedHITexas: #330 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 2,020 girlsTXFlorida: #288 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,864 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#140 · 1 in 569
  2. Arkansas#143 · 1 in 747
  3. North Carolina#180 · 1 in 1,046
  4. Louisiana#197 · 1 in 1,157
  5. Georgia#198 · 1 in 1,159

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#140101 in 569
Arkansas#143171 in 747
North Carolina#180341 in 1,046
Louisiana#197261 in 1,157
Georgia#198321 in 1,159
Alabama#201191 in 1,147
South Carolina#204161 in 1,115
Kentucky#215161 in 1,328
Oklahoma#226151 in 1,342
Tennessee#228201 in 1,389
Mississippi#237121 in 1,228
Missouri#255191 in 1,694
Maryland#271141 in 1,723
Michigan#275301 in 1,909
Ohio#279351 in 1,974
Indiana#285171 in 2,002
Florida#288351 in 1,864
West Virginia#29551 in 1,965
Kansas#29681 in 1,831
Iowa#30381 in 2,156
Texas#330661 in 2,020
Virginia#330151 in 2,197
Illinois#333321 in 2,281
Pennsylvania#347251 in 2,766
Wisconsin#364101 in 3,064
Minnesota#37591 in 3,171
New Mexico#37851 in 1,921
Arizona#41091 in 2,555
Colorado#50061 in 3,660
New Jersey#59781 in 5,052
California#603451 in 4,495
New York#712171 in 6,288
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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 1985

girls
#353
668 births · 1 in 2,576 girls

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #353Rhonda668
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 2,576 of them was named Rhonda, which outranked 97.2% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rhonda
  1. #349Maureen672
  2. #351Karina671
  3. #352Irene669
  4. #353Rhonda668
  5. #353Alice668
  6. #355Keisha666
  7. #356Allyson665
  8. #357Hayley664

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

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

See the top 100 for 1985 →