Girls' name · since 1921
Ronda
Ronda has 34,315 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1965 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #759 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34,315
- born since 1921
- 1960s
- peak decade
34,315 girls have been named Ronda since 1921, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ronda has 34,315 recorded births among girls since 1921, 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 1921 to 2022.
- #759 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 34,315 born since 1921
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ronda ranks #759 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34,315 born since 1921, peaking in the 1960s.
- #759 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34,315
- born since 1921
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ronda's 34,315 recorded births place it above 98.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Ronda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ronda's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 31% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 69%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1930, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1965 peak of 1,913, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ronda popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2022
- Peak year (1965)
- 1,913
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2022.
34,315 total births across 102 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1965 with 1,913 births in a single year.
Ronda popularity over time - boys
359 total births recorded since 1915 (Ronda as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Ronda accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Ronda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (16,281 births, 47% of the file).
1960s was Ronda's strongest decade.
16,281 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Ronda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 73
1920s
73 births
- 1930s 277
1930s
277 births
- 1940s 1,741
1940s
1,741 births
- 1950s
1950s
6,854 births
- 1960s
1960s
16,281 births
- 1970s
1970s
6,928 births
- 1980s 1,589
1980s
1,589 births
- 1990s 422
1990s
422 births
- 2000s 105
2000s
105 births
- 2010s 38
2010s
38 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 16,281 births (47% of all-time use).
Ronda decade highlights
- Peak decade 16,281 births
- Runner-up 6,928 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Ronda 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 Ronda's total volume
Ronda by state
Where Ronda concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,190 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 2,335 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 2,169 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 1,984 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,574 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 1,362 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 1,314 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 1,152 | 3.4% |
3,190 of 34,315 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 9.3% of nationwide
- Ohio 6.8% of nationwide
- Texas 6.3% of nationwide
- Michigan 5.8% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 50 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 9.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Ronda appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ronda's data
- Ronda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (16,281 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rondas (3,190 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 Ronda: 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 (~101 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, 1921–2022 (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 Ronda 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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