Recorded 1959–1978 Girls' name Peak 1968 86 births

Ravonda — girls' name

86 babies named Ravonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s431970s38
1960s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Ravonda was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

11 babies were named Ravonda in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ravonda

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Ravonda between 1959 and 1978, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ravonda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ravonda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ravonda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ravonda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ravonda 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 86 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.

Ravonda at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

86

Since 1959

20 years of records

Peak year

1968

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1959

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1978

Ravonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1959

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1968)
11
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 1978197419721969196519621959 5

Ravonda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
43 births that decade — 50% of Ravonda's all-time total
1950s51960s431970s38

Ravonda by state

Where Ravonda concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ravonda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 5.8%
North Carolina share of Ravonda's total US births 5.8%

5 of 86 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ravonda?
86 babies have been named Ravonda since 1959. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1968 with 11 births.
When was Ravonda most popular?
Ravonda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
Where is Ravonda most popular?
The top states for the name Ravonda are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Ravonda been used?
Ravonda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 20 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Ravonda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raven, Ravyn, Ravin, Ravenna, and 4 more. 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, 1959–1978 (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.