Girls' name · since 1881
Ramona
Since 1881, U.S. Social Security records show 70,874 babies named Ramona, peaking in 1928. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #472 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #733 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 70,874
- born since 1881
- 1950s
- peak decade
70,874 babies have been named Ramona since 1881, making it today's #733 girls' name.
Ramona has 70,874 recorded births among girls since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #733 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of girls, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #472 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #733 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 70,874 born since 1881
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ramona ranks #472 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #733 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 70,874 born since 1881, peaking in the 1950s.
- #472 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #733 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 70,874
- born since 1881
- 1950s
- peak decade
Ramona's 70,874 recorded births place it above 99.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ramona compares
70,874 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ramona's all-time total is 188x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ramona | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 70,874 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,239 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ramona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ramona splits its recorded history at 1954: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1882 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1928 peak of 2,239 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ramona popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (1928)
- 2,239
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Ramona popularity over time - boys
249 total births recorded since 1916 (Ramona as boys' name)
Ramona by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (14,650 births, 21% of the file).
1950s was Ramona's strongest decade.
14,650 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Ramona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 55
1880s
55 births
- 1890s 232
1890s
232 births
- 1900s 491
1900s
491 births
- 1910s 2,207
1910s
2,207 births
- 1920s
1920s
7,680 births
- 1930s
1930s
10,118 births
- 1940s
1940s
7,803 births
- 1950s
1950s
14,650 births
- 1960s
1960s
12,926 births
- 1970s 5,784
1970s
5,784 births
- 1980s 2,351
1980s
2,351 births
- 1990s 1,115
1990s
1,115 births
- 2000s 881
2000s
881 births
- 2010s 2,432
2010s
2,432 births
- 2020s 2,149
2020s
2,149 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 14,650 births (21% of all-time use).
How Ramona compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ramona's total volume
Ramona by state
Where Ramona concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8,585 | 12.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7,546 | 10.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 3,360 | 4.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 3,240 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 2,323 | 3.3% |
| #6 | New Mexico | | 1,892 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 1,884 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 1,803 | 2.5% |
8,585 of 70,874 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Ramona appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ramona's data
- Ramona's decade-level peak was the 1950s (14,650 total births); usage has since declined to 2,149 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ramonas (8,585 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ramona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~144 yrs)
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, 1881–2025 (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 Ramona 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.