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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201922peak #117, 1928girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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#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
1886
1885
1884#9306
1883#7547
1882#8136
1881#6797
1880
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 1922

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #218 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,655 girlsMNIllinois: #379 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,866 girlsILWisconsin: #241 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,237 girlsWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedMINew York: #534 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 12,356 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: #209 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,459 girlsIAIndiana: #401 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,267 girlsINOhio: #556 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,910 girlsOHPennsylvania: #543 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 13,624 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #165 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 836 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedUTColorado: #165 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 833 girlsCONebraska: #176 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,032 girlsNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #399 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,966 girlsWVVirginia: 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: #34 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 150 girlsAZNew Mexico: #29 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 138 girlsNMKansas: #270 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,040 girlsKSArkansas: 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: #384 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,130 girlsOKLouisiana: 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: #155 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 694 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Ramona, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#29 · 1 in 138
  2. Arizona#34 · 1 in 150
  3. Texas#155 · 1 in 694
  4. Colorado#165 · 1 in 833
  5. California#165 · 1 in 836

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#29311 in 138
Arizona#34211 in 150
Texas#155851 in 694
California#165371 in 836
Colorado#165111 in 833
Nebraska#176121 in 1,032
Iowa#209151 in 1,459
Minnesota#218141 in 1,655
Wisconsin#241111 in 2,237
Kansas#27081 in 2,040
Illinois#379121 in 4,866
Oklahoma#38481 in 3,130
West Virginia#39951 in 3,966
Indiana#40151 in 5,267
New York#53481 in 12,356
Pennsylvania#54371 in 13,624
Ohio#55651 in 10,910
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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 1922

girls
#356
339 births · 1 in 3,543 girls

Top girls' names in 1922

  1. #1Mary72,177
  2. #2Dorothy37,716
  3. #3Helen32,510
  4. #4Margaret26,862
  5. #5Ruth23,633
  6. #6Betty20,895
  7. #7Virginia19,144
  8. #8Mildred16,412
  9. #9Elizabeth15,244
  10. #10Frances15,054
  11. #356Ramona339
More about 1922

girls

1,201,003 girls got a published name in 1922; 1 in 3,543 of them was named Ramona, which outranked 93.9% of the 5,789 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ramona
  1. #353Amanda341
  2. #353Lora341
  3. #355Hester340
  4. #356Ramona339
  5. #356Bernadette339
  6. #356Callie339
  7. #359Bobbie338
  8. #359Pearlie338
  9. #361Nola335

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

Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. 626Lilia#1,543#917
  2. 573Leatrice#1,258#685
  3. 412Phylis#1,409#997
  4. 352Darleen#1,258#906
  5. 295Madlyn#1,136#841
Fallers
  1. 518Erlene#946#1,464
  2. 390Exie#879#1,269
  3. 327Arlyne#905#1,232
  4. 288Toby#964#1,252
  5. 265Rochelle#987#1,252

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

See the top 100 for 1922