US rank #11121 Girls' name Peak 1965 208,050 births

Rhonda — #11121 US girls' name

208,050 babies named Rhonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s421920s711930s3721940s48211950s598181960s936041970s379461980s85731990s19482000s5492010s2402020s66
#11121
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 37% of names given to girls today.

1960s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Rhonda was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

10,947 babies were named Rhonda in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rhonda

The Social Security Administration has registered 208,050 babies named Rhonda between 1910 and 2024, spanning 115 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rhonda currently holds the #11121 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 10,947 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rhonda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 93,604 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Rhonda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 16,200 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Rhonda in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rhonda 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 208,050 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.

Rhonda at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

208,050

Since 1910

115 years of records

Peak year

1965

10,947 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#11,121

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1910

Recorded for 115 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rhonda popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1910

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1965)
10,947
Annual births at peak — across 115 years of records
-5,00005,00010,00015,000 202420101996198219681954194019261910 5

Rhonda popularity over time — boys

589 total births recorded since 1932 (Rhonda as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 589 births
01020304050 198919801975197019651960195519491932 5

Rhonda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
93,604 births that decade — 45% of Rhonda's all-time total
1910s421920s711930s3721940s48211950s598181960s936041970s379461980s85731990s19482000s5492010s2402020s66

Rhonda by state

Where Rhonda concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rhonda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
16,200 7.8%
#2 California
14,722 7.1%
#3 Ohio
12,238 5.9%
#4 Illinois
10,209 4.9%
#5 Michigan
8,360 4.0%
#6 Indiana
7,974 3.8%
#7 North Carolina
7,848 3.8%
#8 Georgia
7,795 3.7%
Texas share of Rhonda's total US births 7.8%
Even split

16,200 of 208,050 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Rhonda appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rhonda?
208,050 babies have been named Rhonda since 1910. It currently ranks #11121 among girls. The peak year was 1965 with 10,947 births.
When was Rhonda most popular?
Rhonda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 93,604 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
Where is Rhonda most popular?
The top states for the name Rhonda are Texas (16,200 births), California (14,722 births), Ohio (12,238 births).
How long has the name Rhonda been used?
Rhonda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 115 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rhonda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rhoda, Rhona, Rhodes, Rhonna, 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, 1910–2024 (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.