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
- Peak · girls
- 1928 · 2,239 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 70,874since 1881
Ramona over time
Rank among girls' names. Ramona has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | #733 | 373 | — | |
| 2024 | #770 | 366 | — | |
| 2023 | #790 | 356 | — | |
| 2022 | #787 | 361 | — | |
| 2021 | #793 | 356 | — | |
| 2020 | #803 | 337 | — | |
| 2019 | #817 | 335 | — | |
| 2018 | #839 | 323 | — | |
| 2017 | #890 | 303 | — | |
| 2016 | #949 | 288 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,068 | 246 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,079 | 237 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,203 | 199 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,214 | 200 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,329 | 175 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,678 | 126 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,934 | 108 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,844 | 116 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,117 | 95 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,308 | 82 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,106 | 88 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,286 | 76 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,125 | 82 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,142 | 78 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,115 | 78 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,089 | 78 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,738 | 92 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,083 | 70 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,983 | 72 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,571 | 100 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,456 | 110 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,346 | 124 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,485 | 107 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,149 | 153 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,173 | 149 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,219 | 138 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,048 | 163 | — | |
| 1988 | #876 | 201 | — | |
| 1987 | #829 | 210 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #877 | 189 | — | |
| 1985 | #781 | 215 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #798 | 199 | — | |
| 1983 | #643 | 267 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #634 | 284 | — | |
| 1981 | #603 | 306 | — | |
| 1980 | #580 | 317 | — | |
| 1979 | #505 | 393 | — | |
| 1978 | #499 | 387 | — | |
| 1977 | #400 | 519 | — | |
| 1976 | #444 | 437 | #4,012 | 8 |
| 1975 | #400 | 509 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #393 | 519 | #4,634 | 6 |
| 1973 | #353 | 598 | #4,054 | 7 |
| 1972 | #334 | 687 | — | |
| 1971 | #322 | 821 | — | |
| 1970 | #309 | 914 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #289 | 968 | #3,595 | 7 |
| 1968 | #259 | 1,040 | — | |
| 1967 | #265 | 1,016 | — | |
| 1966 | #248 | 1,146 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #243 | 1,269 | #2,366 | 12 |
| 1964 | #237 | 1,348 | #3,050 | 8 |
| 1963 | #229 | 1,434 | — | |
| 1962 | #217 | 1,520 | #3,305 | 7 |
| 1961 | #212 | 1,630 | #2,900 | 9 |
| 1960 | #214 | 1,555 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1959 | #205 | 1,647 | #2,821 | 9 |
| 1958 | #209 | 1,553 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | #202 | 1,717 | — | |
| 1956 | #199 | 1,643 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #196 | 1,646 | #2,964 | 8 |
| 1954 | #195 | 1,610 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #205 | 1,455 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #224 | 1,228 | — | |
| 1951 | #230 | 1,115 | — | |
| 1950 | #235 | 1,036 | — | |
| 1949 | #256 | 877 | — | |
| 1948 | #269 | 831 | — | |
| 1947 | #251 | 869 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #269 | 723 | — | |
| 1945 | #267 | 650 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1944 | #266 | 676 | — | |
| 1943 | #240 | 795 | — | |
| 1942 | #248 | 756 | — | |
| 1941 | #221 | 786 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | #210 | 840 | — | |
| 1939 | #200 | 886 | — | |
| 1938 | #190 | 1,001 | #2,868 | 7 |
| 1937 | #188 | 1,018 | #3,518 | 5 |
| 1936 | #197 | 859 | #2,301 | 10 |
| 1935 | #197 | 885 | #3,252 | 6 |
| 1934 | #192 | 929 | — | |
| 1933 | #180 | 952 | — | |
| 1932 | #180 | 1,048 | #3,092 | 7 |
| 1931 | #164 | 1,130 | #2,207 | 12 |
| 1930 | #149 | 1,410 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #120 | 2,036 | #2,096 | 14 |
| 1928 | #117 | 2,239 | #2,387 | 12 |
| 1927 | #277 | 566 | — | |
| 1926 | #307 | 466 | — | |
| 1925 | #313 | 450 | #2,755 | 10 |
| 1924 | #324 | 429 | — | |
| 1923 | #329 | 390 | — | |
| 1922 | #356 | 339 | — | |
| 1921 | #334 | 391 | — | |
| 1920 | #338 | 374 | — | |
| 1919 | #346 | 344 | — | |
| 1918 | #345 | 358 | — | |
| 1917 | #366 | 296 | — | |
| 1916 | #371 | 278 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #395 | 231 | — | |
| 1914 | #367 | 207 | — | |
| 1913 | #347 | 196 | — | |
| 1912 | #402 | 132 | — | |
| 1911 | #456 | 81 | — | |
| 1910 | #434 | 84 | — | |
| 1909 | #516 | 53 | — | |
| 1908 | #430 | 70 | — | |
| 1907 | #424 | 71 | — | |
| 1906 | #423 | 65 | — | |
| 1905 | #464 | 53 | — | |
| 1904 | #491 | 45 | — | |
| 1903 | #549 | 35 | — | |
| 1902 | #467 | 44 | — | |
| 1901 | #615 | 26 | — | |
| 1900 | #656 | 29 | — | |
| 1899 | #461 | 40 | — | |
| 1898 | #555 | 33 | — | |
| 1897 | #627 | 24 | — | |
| 1896 | #594 | 27 | — | |
| 1895 | #547 | 29 | — | |
| 1894 | #697 | 18 | — | |
| 1893 | #662 | 19 | — | |
| 1892 | #666 | 19 | — | |
| 1891 | #839 | 11 | — | |
| 1890 | #791 | 12 | — | |
| 1889 | #950 | 8 | — | |
| 1888 | #753 | 12 | — | |
| 1887 | #788 | 9 | — | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | #930 | 6 | — | |
| 1883 | #754 | 7 | — | |
| 1882 | #813 | 6 | — | |
| 1881 | #679 | 7 | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#29 · 1 in 143
- Vermont#56 · 1 in 187
- South Dakota#62 · 1 in 243
- Arizona#77 · 1 in 266
- Colorado#86 · 1 in 330
Best ever in a state: #16 in New Mexico, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #29 | 34 | 1 in 143 |
| Vermont | #56 | 13 | 1 in 187 |
| South Dakota | #62 | 21 | 1 in 243 |
| Arizona | #77 | 15 | 1 in 266 |
| Colorado | #86 | 24 | 1 in 330 |
| North Dakota | #94 | 16 | 1 in 350 |
| Oklahoma | #97 | 46 | 1 in 434 |
| Iowa | #103 | 35 | 1 in 531 |
| Oregon | #104 | 13 | 1 in 416 |
| Idaho | #105 | 10 | 1 in 377 |
| Texas | #105 | 118 | 1 in 465 |
| Wisconsin | #112 | 37 | 1 in 614 |
| California | #118 | 71 | 1 in 519 |
| Kansas | #118 | 23 | 1 in 541 |
| Nebraska | #129 | 15 | 1 in 652 |
| Minnesota | #134 | 26 | 1 in 765 |
| Maine | #138 | 9 | 1 in 687 |
| Hawaii | #142 | 5 | 1 in 564 |
| Washington | #146 | 12 | 1 in 785 |
| Utah | #175 | 6 | 1 in 760 |
| Missouri | #181 | 25 | 1 in 1,033 |
| West Virginia | #182 | 18 | 1 in 1,020 |
| Indiana | #188 | 16 | 1 in 1,449 |
| Illinois | #192 | 35 | 1 in 1,444 |
| Kentucky | #201 | 23 | 1 in 1,119 |
| Virginia | #223 | 14 | 1 in 1,624 |
| Ohio | #229 | 23 | 1 in 2,039 |
| New Jersey | #266 | 8 | 1 in 2,938 |
| Alabama | #268 | 16 | 1 in 1,772 |
| Michigan | #283 | 12 | 1 in 3,230 |
| Tennessee | #284 | 12 | 1 in 2,201 |
| North Carolina | #290 | 15 | 1 in 2,376 |
| Massachusetts | #292 | 6 | 1 in 4,539 |
| New York | #315 | 23 | 1 in 3,561 |
| Georgia | #331 | 10 | 1 in 2,937 |
| South Carolina | #337 | 7 | 1 in 2,852 |
| Arkansas | #344 | 7 | 1 in 2,471 |
| Louisiana | #371 | 7 | 1 in 2,925 |
| Pennsylvania | #422 | 11 | 1 in 6,459 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| 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 Ramona
- 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)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1928 at #117 (2,239 births)
- Births halved by 1932, 4 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 116 yrs · run 1887–1988
- Highest: 1 in 515 girls born in 1928 were named Ramona (0.19%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,309 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 20.7% of all girls named Ramona (14,650) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 55 | #679 (1881) | #810 |
| 1890s | 232 | #461 (1899) | #644 |
| 1900s | 491 | #423 (1906) | #504 |
| 1910s | 2,207 | #345 (1918) | #383 |
| 1920s | 7,680 | #117 (1928) | #282 |
| 1930s | 10,118 | #149 (1930) | #184 |
| 1940s | 7,803 | #210 (1940) | #250 |
| 1950s | 14,650 | #195 (1954) | #210 |
| 1960s | 12,926 | #212 (1961) | #241 |
| 1970s | 5,784 | #309 (1970) | #396 |
| 1980s | 2,351 | #580 (1980) | #767 |
| 1990s | 1,115 | #1,149 (1992) | #1,520 |
| 2000s | 881 | #1,844 (2008) | #2,107 |
| 2010s | 2,432 | #817 (2019) | #1,107 |
| 2020s | 2,149 | #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 1936
Top girls' names in 1936
Top boys' names in 1936
More about 1936
girls
1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 1,211 of them was named Ramona, which outranked 95.9% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
- ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
- ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
- ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
- ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 103,721 of them was named Ramona, which outranked 43.0% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,184Westley11
- #2,184Weyman11
- #2,184Windle11
- #2,301Ramona10
- #2,301Abran10
- #2,301Alcide10
- #2,301Alson10
- #2,452Achille9
- #2,452Adelard9
- #2,452Alphonsus9
Tied with 150 names at #2,301; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.