Rhonda
Rhonda was the 6277th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 37th with 10,949 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 653 places. More babies were named Rhonda in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning modern coinage (Welsh-sounding) · American English, Welsh
Say it RAHN-duh /ˈɹɑndə/
- Rank in 2025
- #6,277 girls, up 2,569 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 19girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196510,949 babies
- Total since 1880
- 208,658babies recorded
What does the name Rhonda mean?
Rhonda is a modern coinage, which Wiktionary says is explained as Welsh rhon 'pike, lance' plus da 'good'. It may also have been inspired by the Rhondda Valley in Wales. It was mostly an American name, very popular in the 1950s and 1960s; the Beach Boys' song 'Help Me, Rhonda' (1965) is a well-known reference.
rhon (Welsh, “pike, lance”)da (Welsh, “good”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. The Welsh analysis is an explanation of a coined name.
Related names: Ronda, Rhondda.
See also: American names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Rhonda', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Rhonda popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 589 since 1932.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,277 | 19 |
| 2020 | #8,846 | 12 |
| 2010 | #4,477 | 33 |
| 2000 | #1,715 | 103 |
| 1990 | #605 | 373 |
| 1980 | #179 | 1,533 |
| 1970 | #46 | 7,379 |
| 1960 | #44 | 9,255 |
| 1950 | #125 | 2,567 |
| 1940 | #839 | 73 |
| 1930 | #3,283 | 9 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | #2,718 | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rhonda, counting every spelling?
Rhonda is the most common spelling of a name family that had 27 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 27 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhonda | 19 | #6,277 | 73 |
| Randa | 8 | #11,700 | 32 |
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 Rhonda?
19 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rhonda (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rhonda 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 439 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rhonda.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rhonda?
About 179,400 people born in the US named Rhonda are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 56 and 67. That makes Rhonda 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rhonda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rhonda, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rhonda
What does Rhonda mean?
Rhonda is usually explained as “modern coinage (Welsh-sounding)”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Rhonda?
Rhonda was the 6277th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 37th with 10,949 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 653 places. More babies were named Rhonda in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Rhonda a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rhonda in the US.