Girls' name · since 1955

Rondalyn

136 babies named Rondalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#23,815 of 72,339
all-time among girls
136
born since 1955
1960s
peak decade

136 girls have been named Rondalyn since 1955, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Rondalyn has 136 recorded births among girls since 1955, 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 1955 to 1990.

  • #23,815 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 136 born since 1955
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rondalyn ranks #23,815 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 136 born since 1955, peaking in the 1960s.

#23,815 of 72,339
all-time among girls
136
born since 1955
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rondalyn's 136 recorded births place it above 67.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Rondalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Rondalyn's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1957 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Rondalyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1990

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1957)
11
Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
4681012 1955196219651968197119771990 5

Rondalyn by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (59 births, 43% of the file).

1960s was Rondalyn's strongest decade.

59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Rondalyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 59 births (43% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rondalyn?
Rondalyn has been given to 136 babies in the U.S. since 1955, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #23,815 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1990. 11 babies were born in 1957, its single highest year.
Where does Rondalyn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rondalyn ranks #23,815 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rondalyn most popular?
Rondalyn was most popular in the 1960s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Rondalyn been used?
The SSA has tracked Rondalyn since 1955 -- 36 years through the most recent 1990 data.
What names are similar to Rondalyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ronda, Ronnie, Rona, Roni, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Rondalyn's data

  • Rondalyn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Rondalyn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rondalyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1955–1990 (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 Rondalyn 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.