Girls' name · since 1946
Ponda
Ponda has 46 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1968 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,021 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ponda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 46 recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Ponda recorded 46 times among girls since 1946, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1970.
- #36,021 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 46 born since 1946
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ponda ranks #36,021 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1946, peaking in the 1960s.
- #36,021 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ponda's 46 recorded births place it above 50.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ponda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ponda splits its recorded history at 1964: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1946 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1968 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ponda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1970
- Peak year (1968)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Ponda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (36 births, 78% of the file).
1960s was Ponda's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Ponda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
36 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 36 births (78% of all-time use).
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- Ponda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ponda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1946–1970 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ponda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.