Ramona
Ramona was the 733rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 373 babies. Its best year was 1928, when it ranked 117th with 2,239 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 339 places. More babies were named Ramona in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Romina) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #733 girls, up 71 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 373girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19282,239 babies
- Total since 1880
- 71,123babies recorded
What does the name Ramona mean?
Ramona is a spelling of Romina, pronounced the same way, so it shares Romina's meaning and origin.
Romina has been used in the US since the mid-20th century, but its origin is not documented in the sources we checked. Wiktionary records it as an English and Albanian girls' name without an etymology. It looks like a diminutive built on Roma or Romano, and that is the usual guess, but we could not confirm it, so we do not give a meaning.
How sure is this? Not documented. No etymology in our sources; a link with Roma/Romano is plausible but unconfirmed.
Related names: Romy, Roma, Romana.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Romina' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Romina' (Albanian section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Ramona popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 249 since 1916.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #733 | 373 |
| 2020 | #804 | 337 |
| 2010 | #1,685 | 126 |
| 2000 | #2,101 | 78 |
| 1990 | #1,222 | 138 |
| 1980 | #580 | 317 |
| 1970 | #310 | 914 |
| 1960 | #214 | 1,555 |
| 1950 | #235 | 1,036 |
| 1940 | #210 | 840 |
| 1930 | #149 | 1,410 |
| 1920 | #339 | 374 |
| 1910 | #436 | 84 |
| 1900 | #673 | 29 |
| 1890 | #817 | 12 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ramona, counting every spelling?
Ramona is a spelling of Romina, a name family that ranked #352 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #733 for Ramona on its own. Together these spellings went to 942 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romina | 569 | #531 | 2,565 |
| Ramona | 373 | #733 | 1,812 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ramona?
373 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ramona (0.10 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ramona born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 22 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ramona.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ramona?
About 43,800 people born in the US named Ramona are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 52 and 72. That makes Ramona a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ramona by state
How common Ramona was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oregon (5.4×), Washington (2.1×), Colorado (2.0×), Wisconsin (2.0×), Minnesota (2.0×). In 17 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ramona: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ramona, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ramona
How popular is the name Ramona?
Ramona was the 733rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 373 babies. Its best year was 1928, when it ranked 117th with 2,239 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 339 places. More babies were named Ramona in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Ramona a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ramona in the US.
Where is Ramona most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ramona was most common in Oregon (1.21 per 1,000 girls), followed by Vermont and New Mexico.