Recorded 1946–1970 Girls' name Peak 1968 46 births

Ponda — girls' name

46 babies named Ponda in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51960s361970s5
1960s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Ponda was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

9 babies were named Ponda in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ponda

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Ponda between 1946 and 1970, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ponda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ponda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ponda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ponda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 46 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ponda at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

46

Since 1946

25 years of records

Peak year

1968

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1946

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1970

Ponda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1946

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1968)
9
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
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Ponda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
36 births that decade — 78% of Ponda's all-time total
1940s51960s361970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ponda?
46 babies have been named Ponda since 1946. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1968 with 9 births.
When was Ponda most popular?
Ponda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Ponda been used?
Ponda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 25 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Ponda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pondra. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1946–1970 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.