Girls' name · since 1946
Rhonna
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 159 babies named Rhonna, peaking in 1955. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,205 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 159
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
159 girls have been named Rhonna since 1946, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rhonna has 159 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1980.
- #22,205 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 159 born since 1946
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhonna ranks #22,205 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 159 born since 1946, peaking in the 1960s.
- #22,205 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 159
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Rhonna's 159 recorded births place it above 69.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Rhonna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rhonna's full recorded timeline at 1963, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1955 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rhonna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1980
- Peak year (1955)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Rhonna by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (75 births, 47% of the file).
1960s was Rhonna's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Rhonna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
55 births
- 1960s
1960s
75 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 75 births (47% of all-time use).
Rhonna by state
Where Rhonna concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.1% |
5 of 159 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rhonna's data
- Rhonna's decade-level peak was the 1960s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rhonnas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Rhonna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1946–1980 (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 Rhonna 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.