Recorded 1914–1991 Girls' name Peak 1965 1,393 births

Remona — girls' name

1,393 babies named Remona in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s161920s621930s2611940s1801950s3001960s3351970s1721980s551990s12
1960s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Remona was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

42 babies were named Remona in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Remona

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,393 babies named Remona between 1914 and 1991, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Remona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Remona performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 335 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Remona shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Remona in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Remona 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 1,393 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.

Remona at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

1,393

Since 1914

78 years of records

Peak year

1965

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1914

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 1991

Remona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1914

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1965)
42
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
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Remona by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
335 births that decade — 24% of Remona's all-time total
1910s161920s621930s2611940s1801950s3001960s3351970s1721980s551990s12

Remona by state

Where Remona concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Remona
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
33 2.4%
#2 Tennessee
15 1.1%
#3 Alabama
11 0.8%
#4 Texas
11 0.8%
#5 West Virginia
11 0.8%
#6 Oklahoma
10 0.7%
#7 Kentucky
5 0.4%
North Carolina share of Remona's total US births 2.4%
Even split

33 of 1,393 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Remona?
1,393 babies have been named Remona since 1914. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1965 with 42 births.
When was Remona most popular?
Remona was most popular in the 1960s decade with 335 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
Where is Remona most popular?
The top states for the name Remona are North Carolina (33 births), Tennessee (15 births), Alabama (11 births).
How long has the name Remona been used?
Remona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 78 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Remona?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Remi, Remington, Remy, Rema, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1914–1991 (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.