Girls' name · peaked in 1928
Ramona name popularity since 1925
66,210 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ramona. Half of them were born in 1956 or earlier, so the typical Ramona is about 70 years old in 2026. Ramona peaked in 1928 as the #117 name for girls, and it ranked #733 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 66,210
- Named Ramona, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1928
- #117 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #733
- for girls in 2025 (373 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% girls
- 65,966 girls · 244 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 4.51× its national share
Peak year is the year Ramona made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Ramona births per year, 1925–2025
1928 was the biggest year for Ramona both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1925 and 1930, Ramona became 3.4× more common.
- Steepest fall: Between 1979 and 1984, its share of baby girls fell by 52%, from 1 in 4,080 to 1 in 8,460.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Ramona's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ramona.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ramona in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 5,757 | 36 | – |
| 1930s | 10,118 | 52 | #197 |
| 1940s | 7,803 | 18 | #267 |
| 1950s | 14,650 | 37 | #196 |
| 1960s | 12,926 | 54 | #243 |
| 1970s | 5,784 | 31 | #401 |
| 1980s | 2,351 | 16 | #782 |
| 1990s | 1,115 | 0 | #1,463 |
| 2000s | 881 | 0 | #2,118 |
| 2010s | 2,432 | 0 | #1,072 |
| 2020–25 | 2,149 | 0 | #733 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
38.5% of babies named Ramona from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Ramona is most popular
The index compares Ramona's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Ramona.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 4.51× | 1,573 |
| South Dakota | 2.78× | 558 |
| North Dakota | 2.29× | 455 |
| Hawaii | 2.08× | 409 |
| Oklahoma | 2.08× | 1,708 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ramona's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ramona.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ramona (1928).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data