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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Rhona

Rhona was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1951, when it ranked 994th with 89 babies. More babies were named Rhona in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
195189 babies
Total since 1880
1,687babies recorded

Rhona popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#14,7606
2010——
2000#14,6226
1990——
1980——
1970#3,99715
1960#2,13930
1950#1,34547
1940#1,51027
1930#2,66312
1920#3,8948
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Rhona, counting every spelling?

Rhona has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Rhona?

About 1,200 people born in the US named Rhona are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 59 and 75. That makes Rhona a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Rhona by state

How common Rhona was among girls born in each state in 1949–1953, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (4.0×), Pennsylvania (2.9×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesNY0.13Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesPA0.10New Jersey: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.03Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Rhona, girls, 1949–1953. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Rhona: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rhona, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Rhona

How popular is the name Rhona?

Rhona was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1951, when it ranked 994th with 89 babies. More babies were named Rhona in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Rhona a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,687 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Rhona most popular?

In 1949–1953, Rhona was most common in New York (0.13 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and New Jersey.