first name
RAMONA
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 62,766 people named Ramona, 41.8% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 41.5% as White and 10.8% as Black. Virtually all are female (99.8%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Ramona peaked in 1928, when 2,251 babies got the name.
At least 71,123 babies have been given the name since 1881. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Ramona by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1930s, when it ranked #336. The largest share of babies named Ramona, 35.9%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Ramona is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Ramona has been most common in New Mexico (5.3×), South Dakota (2.7×), and North Dakota (2.1×), and least common in New Hampshire (0.32×).
65,818 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Ramona
Spelled almost the same
6 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Ramona, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Ramona ranks #133,930 of 156,621, with 131 people. See Ramona as a last name
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