Girls' name · since 1896
Rona
5,444 babies named Rona in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,433 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,444
- born since 1896
- 1960s
- peak decade
Rona is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 5,444 have been recorded since 1896.
Social Security Administration records show Rona recorded 5,444 times among girls since 1896, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 2024.
- #2,433 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5,444 born since 1896
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rona ranks #2,433 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,444 born since 1896, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,433 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,444
- born since 1896
- 1960s
- peak decade
Rona's 5,444 recorded births place it above 96.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Rona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rona's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1896, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1966 peak of 153, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2024
- Peak year (1966)
- 153
- Annual births at peak, across 129 years of records
Rona by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,333 births, 24% of the file).
1960s was Rona's strongest decade.
1,333 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Rona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s 103
1910s
103 births
- 1920s 153
1920s
153 births
- 1930s 358
1930s
358 births
- 1940s
1940s
922 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,054 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,333 births
- 1970s
1970s
766 births
- 1980s 208
1980s
208 births
- 1990s 176
1990s
176 births
- 2000s 103
2000s
103 births
- 2010s 204
2010s
204 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,333 births (24% of all-time use).
How Rona 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 Rona's total volume
Rona by state
Where Rona concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 987 | 18.1% |
| #2 | California | | 325 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 272 | 5.0% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 143 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Texas | | 126 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 121 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 111 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 67 | 1.2% |
987 of 5,444 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Rona appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rona's data
- Rona's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,333 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Ronas (987 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~128 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, 1896–2024 (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 Rona 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.