Recorded 1946–1980 Girls' name Peak 1955 159 births

Rhonna — girls' name

159 babies named Rhonna in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s551960s751970s181980s5
1960s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Rhonna was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

15 babies were named Rhonna in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rhonna

The Social Security Administration has registered 159 babies named Rhonna between 1946 and 1980, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rhonna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rhonna performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rhonna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rhonna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rhonna 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 159 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.

Rhonna at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

159

Since 1946

35 years of records

Peak year

1955

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1946

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1980

Rhonna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1946

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1955)
15
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 19801970196619631960195619531946 6

Rhonna by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
75 births that decade — 47% of Rhonna's all-time total
1940s61950s551960s751970s181980s5

Rhonna by state

Where Rhonna concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rhonna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.1%
California share of Rhonna's total US births 3.1%

5 of 159 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rhonna?
159 babies have been named Rhonna since 1946. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1955 with 15 births.
When was Rhonna most popular?
Rhonna was most popular in the 1960s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Rhonna most popular?
The top states for the name Rhonna are California (5 births).
How long has the name Rhonna been used?
Rhonna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 35 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Rhonna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rhonda, Rhoda, Rhona, Rhodes, 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, 1946–1980 (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.