Recorded 1928–2005 Girls' name Peak 1963 438 births

Raymona — girls' name

438 babies named Raymona in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s161930s351940s571950s891960s891970s671980s471990s272000s11
1950s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Raymona was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

16 babies were named Raymona in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raymona

The Social Security Administration has registered 438 babies named Raymona between 1928 and 2005, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raymona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raymona performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Raymona shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Missouri, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Raymona in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raymona 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 438 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.

Raymona at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

438

Since 1928

78 years of records

Peak year

1963

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1928

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 2005

Raymona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1928

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1963)
16
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
05101520 200519881978197019611954194719381928 9

Raymona by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
89 births that decade — 20% of Raymona's all-time total
1920s161930s351940s571950s891960s891970s671980s471990s272000s11

Raymona by state

Where Raymona concentrates geographically — total births since 1928

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Raymona
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Missouri
5 1.1%
Missouri share of Raymona's total US births 1.1%

5 of 438 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raymona?
438 babies have been named Raymona since 1928. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1963 with 16 births.
When was Raymona most popular?
Raymona was most popular in the 1950s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Raymona most popular?
The top states for the name Raymona are Missouri (5 births).
How long has the name Raymona been used?
Raymona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1928, spanning 78 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Raymona?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rayna, Rayne, Raya, Ray, 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, 1928–2005 (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.