Girls' name · since 1910
Rhonda
Since 1910, U.S. Social Security records show 208,069 babies named Rhonda, peaking in 1965. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #191 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,134 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 208,069
- born since 1910
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rhonda is the #6134 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 208,069 recorded since 1910.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhonda has been recorded 208,069 times among girls since 1910, currently ranked #6134 nationally and more common than 65% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2025.
- #191 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,134 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 208,069 born since 1910
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhonda ranks #191 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,134 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 208,069 born since 1910, peaking in the 1960s.
- #191 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,134 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 208,069
- born since 1910
- 1960s
- peak decade
Rhonda's 208,069 recorded births place it above 99.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rhonda compares
208,069 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Rhonda's all-time total is 553x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rhonda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 208,069 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10,949 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rhonda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rhonda's full recorded timeline at 1971, 20% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 80% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1910, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1965 peak of 10,949 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rhonda popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025
- Peak year (1965)
- 10,949
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Currently ranks #6134 among girls.
208,069 total births across 116 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1965 with 10,949 births in a single year.
Rhonda popularity over time - boys
589 total births recorded since 1932 (Rhonda as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Rhonda accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Rhonda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (93,607 births, 45% of the file).
1960s was Rhonda's strongest decade.
93,607 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Rhonda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 42
1910s
42 births
- 1920s 71
1920s
71 births
- 1930s 372
1930s
372 births
- 1940s 4,821
1940s
4,821 births
- 1950s
1950s
59,816 births
- 1960s
1960s
93,607 births
- 1970s
1970s
37,946 births
- 1980s 8,572
1980s
8,572 births
- 1990s 1,948
1990s
1,948 births
- 2000s 549
2000s
549 births
- 2010s 240
2010s
240 births
- 2020s 85
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 93,607 births (45% of all-time use).
Rhonda decade highlights
- Peak decade 93,607 births
- Runner-up 59,816 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Rhonda 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 Rhonda's total volume
Rhonda by state
Where Rhonda concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 16,200 | 7.8% |
| #2 | California | | 14,723 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 12,239 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 10,209 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 8,359 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 7,974 | 3.8% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 7,848 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 7,795 | 3.7% |
16,200 of 208,069 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 7.8% of nationwide
- California 7.1% of nationwide
- Ohio 5.9% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.9% of nationwide
- Michigan 4.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 51 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 7.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Rhonda appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rhonda's data
- Rhonda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (93,607 total births); usage has since declined to 85 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Rhondas (16,200 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Rhonda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~115 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, 1910–2025 (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 Rhonda 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.
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