Rhonda
Apparently from the Rhondda valley in Wales, “noisy one”; the spelling is anglicised.
1965peak year
No. 37best rank (1965)
208,658babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Rhonda first shows up in the national records in 1910. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1952 to 1975. Its biggest year was 1965, when 10,949 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 37 nationally. All told, 208,658 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Explore Rhonda interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 42 | No. 2398 |
| 1920s | 71 | No. 2479 |
| 1930s | 372 | No. 840 |
| 1940s | 4,821 | No. 157 |
| 1950s | 59,816 | No. 45 |
| 1960s | 93,607 | No. 37 |
| 1970s | 37,946 | No. 46 |
| 1980s | 8,572 | No. 179 |
| 1990s | 1,948 | No. 605 |
| 2000s | 549 | No. 1705 |
| 2010s | 240 | No. 4387 |
| 2020s | 85 | No. 6116 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.