girls' name ★ peaked 1928

Ramona

Meaning A female given name from Spanish Gender Girl Rank 2025 #733 Trend ↑ Rising 14%

A female given name from Spanish.

Rank 2025
#733
among girls · ↑38 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
373
named Ramona · +2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,309
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1928
2,251 babies
All-time total
71,123
#472 all-time among girls
First recorded
1881
in Social Security records

Ramona popularity over time

71,123 babies have been named Ramona since 1881, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.631.251.882.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 55 – 55 6 – #732
1890s 232 – 232 23 +322% #466
1900s 491 – 491 49 +112% #426
1910s 2,207 5 2,212 221 +351% #345
1920s 7,680 36 7,716 772 +249% #117
1930s 10,118 52 10,170 1,017 +32% #149
1940s 7,803 18 7,821 782 -23% #210
1950s 14,650 37 14,687 1,469 +88% #195
1960s 12,926 54 12,980 1,298 -12% #212
1970s 5,784 31 5,815 582 -55% #310
1980s 2,351 16 2,367 237 -59% #580
1990s 1,115 – 1,115 112 -53% #1,153
2000s 881 – 881 88 -21% #1,851
2010s 2,432 – 2,432 243 +176% #817
2020s (to 2025) 2,149 – 2,149 358 +47% #733

Where Ramona is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 381 0.24 outside top 500
2027 389 0.24 outside top 500
2028 395 0.25 outside top 500
2029 401 0.25 outside top 500
2030 405 0.25 outside top 500

Where Ramona is most popular

Girls named Ramona per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.223 per 1,000. Strongest in Oregon, Vermont, and New Mexico.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Ramona born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Oregon 79 1.21 +443%
Vermont 5 1.03 +362%
New Mexico 13 0.535 +139%
Washington 67 0.464 +108%
Colorado 50 0.448 +101%
Wisconsin 46 0.447 +100%
Minnesota 48 0.445 +99%
Arizona 58 0.413 +85%
Indiana 52 0.370 +66%
Massachusetts 44 0.364 +63%
Michigan 64 0.351 +57%
Illinois 75 0.328 +47%
Maine 5 0.323 +45%
Iowa 18 0.308 +38%
Ohio 73 0.308 +38%
Virginia 52 0.305 +37%
Pennsylvania 68 0.288 +29%
New York 105 0.265 +19%
California 220 0.262 +17%
Connecticut 14 0.241 +8%
Missouri 26 0.216 ≈ national
Nevada 10 0.215 ≈ national
West Virginia 5 0.191 -15%
Kansas 10 0.173 -22%
Texas 135 0.168 -25%
North Carolina 38 0.167 -25%
Florida 70 0.164 -27%
Maryland 17 0.160 -28%
Tennessee 23 0.145 -35%
Nebraska 5 0.139 -38%
Georgia 30 0.132 -41%
New Jersey 20 0.111 -50%
Utah 6 0.072 -68%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -70%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ramona

Ramona is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #733 in 2025 with 373 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1881, 71,123 American babies have been named Ramona. Its peak came in 1928, when 2,251 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ramona stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ramona?

The median living Ramona is about 63 years old; half are between 52 and 72. An estimated 46 thousand people named Ramona are alive in the United States today.

median 63 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ramona year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 373 #733 – –
2024 366 #771 – –
2023 356 #794 – –
2022 361 #787 – –
2021 356 #796 – –
2020 337 #804 – –
2019 335 #817 – –
2018 323 #841 – –
2017 303 #893 – –
2016 288 #952 – –
2015 246 #1,072 – –
2014 237 #1,084 – –
2013 199 #1,204 – –
2012 200 #1,218 – –
2011 175 #1,332 – –
2010 126 #1,685 – –
2009 108 #1,942 – –
2008 116 #1,851 – –
2007 95 #2,129 – –
2006 82 #2,323 – –
2005 88 #2,118 – –
2004 76 #2,307 – –
2003 82 #2,140 – –
2002 78 #2,157 – –
2001 78 #2,123 – –
2000 78 #2,101 – –
1995 110 #1,463 – –
1990 138 #1,222 – –
1985 215 #782 5 #7,339
1980 317 #580 – –
1975 509 #401 5 #6,111
1970 914 #310 5 #5,269
1965 1,269 #243 12 #2,441
1960 1,555 #214 6 #3,964
1955 1,646 #196 8 #3,150
1950 1,036 #235 – –
1945 650 #267 6 #3,242
1940 840 #210 – –
1935 885 #197 6 #3,570
1930 1,410 #149 5 #4,438
1925 450 #313 10 #2,895
1920 374 #339 – –
1915 231 #396 – –
1910 84 #436 – –
1905 53 #472 – –
1900 29 #673 – –
1895 29 #561 – –
1890 12 #817 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Ramona

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ramona Bachmann Ramona Bachmann Swiss footballer (born 1990) Contemporary
  2. 2 Ramona Neubert East German heptathlete b. 1958 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ramona, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ramona?

The median living Ramona is about 63 years old. Half of all living Ramonas are between 52 and 72 years old.

How many people named Ramona are alive today?

An estimated 46 thousand people named Ramona are alive in the United States, based on 71,123 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ramona mean?

A female given name from Spanish.

How popular is the name Ramona in 2025?

Ramona ranked #733 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 373 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ramona?

71,123 babies have been named Ramona in the United States since 1881, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ramona most popular?

Ramona peaked in 1928, when 2,251 newborns received the name.

Is Ramona a boy or girl name?

Ramona is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ramona rising or falling?

Ramona is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ramona become more popular?

Ramona is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 405 girls named Ramona in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ramona?

Well-known people named Ramona include Ramona Bachmann (soccer player), Ramona Neubert (athlete).

Names like Ramona

Names that sound and feel close to Ramona: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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