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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #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
1923
1922#2,47914
1921#5,0995
1920
1919#3,8177
1918#2,82211
1917#3,3448
1916
1915#4,2745
1914#3,1886
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1911
1910#2,3985
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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 1989

  • 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: #664 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,914 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: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedMNIllinois: #491 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,513 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedWIMichigan: #365 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,628 girlsMINew York: #894 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 7,919 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: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedIAIndiana: #416 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,122 girlsINOhio: #515 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,366 girlsOHPennsylvania: #385 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,873 girlsPANew Jersey: #744 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,855 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,099 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 10,608 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedUTColorado: #558 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,116 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #459 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,614 girlsMOKentucky: #225 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,419 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedWVVirginia: #317 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,183 girlsVAMaryland: #436 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,078 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedDEArizona: #555 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,633 girlsAZNew Mexico: #317 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,526 girlsNMKansas: #418 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,826 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedARTennessee: #357 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,482 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #400 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,906 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #330 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,200 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #504 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,449 girlsOKLouisiana: #338 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,981 girlsLAMississippi: #248 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,245 girlsMSAlabama: #363 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,267 girlsALGeorgia: #363 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,461 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rhonda, so not publishedHITexas: #560 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 3,923 girlsTXFlorida: #624 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,814 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#225 · 1 in 1,419
  2. Mississippi#248 · 1 in 1,245
  3. New Mexico#317 · 1 in 1,526
  4. Virginia#317 · 1 in 2,183
  5. South Carolina#330 · 1 in 2,200

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#225151 in 1,419
Mississippi#248111 in 1,245
New Mexico#31761 in 1,526
Virginia#317171 in 2,183
South Carolina#33091 in 2,200
Louisiana#338131 in 1,981
Tennessee#357121 in 2,482
Alabama#363101 in 2,267
Georgia#363171 in 2,461
Michigan#365231 in 2,628
Pennsylvania#385251 in 2,873
North Carolina#400141 in 2,906
Indiana#416111 in 3,122
Kansas#41851 in 2,826
Maryland#43691 in 3,078
Missouri#45991 in 3,614
Illinois#491221 in 3,513
Oklahoma#50451 in 3,449
Ohio#515161 in 4,366
Arizona#55571 in 3,633
Colorado#55851 in 4,116
Texas#560341 in 3,923
Florida#624161 in 4,814
Washington#66461 in 4,914
New Jersey#74471 in 6,855
New York#894151 in 7,919
California#1,099231 in 10,608
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Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
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New Hampshire
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
West Virginia
Wisconsin
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
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 1989

girls
#559
401 births · 1 in 4,597 girls
boys
#7,905
5 births · 1 in 400,186 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #559Rhonda401

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #7,905Rhonda5
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 4,597 of them was named Rhonda, which outranked 96.2% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rhonda
  1. #556Genevieve403
  2. #557Araceli402
  3. #557Jerrica402
  4. #559Rhonda401
  5. #560Carina400
  6. #561Betty399
  7. #561Mariah399
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. 9,523Audriana#10,386#863
  2. 7,504Martika#8,391#887
  3. 6,932Audrianna#7,691#759
  4. 3,972Elizabet#4,496#524
  5. 1,772Katherin#2,489#717
Fallers
  1. 539Diandra#905#1,444
  2. 524Taja#720#1,244
  3. 455Jonathan#999#1,454
  4. 445Katarina#960#1,405
  5. 397Caryn#816#1,213

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

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 400,186 of them was named Rhonda, which outranked 14.4% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rhonda
  1. #6,941Zeric6
  2. #6,941Zishan6
  3. #6,941Zuriel6
  4. #7,905Rhonda5
  5. #7,905Aakeem5
  6. #7,905Aaric5
  7. #7,905Aaronmichael5

Tied with 1,327 names at #7,905; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. 6,314Kiara#7,270#956
  2. 5,870Alexande#6,426#556
  3. 1,111Kwame#1,768#657
  4. 766Kadeem#1,467#701
  5. 684Hakeem#1,270#586
Fallers
  1. 839Long#819#1,658
  2. 337Darell#981#1,318
  3. 294Whitney#890#1,184
  4. 269Trevin#840#1,109
  5. 252Curt#850#1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1989