How Many People Are Named Ramona?
people named Ramona are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 7,641 people in the US has this name
Based on 71,123 babies named Ramona in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
2,251 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Feminine form of RAMΓN. It was popularized in the English-speaking world by Helen Hunt Jackson's novel 'Ramona' (1884), as well as several subsequent movies based on the book.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Ramona (99.7%) were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Ramona alive today is about 58 years old, and 60% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 51 and 71 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Ramona first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 1928, to 2,251 babies. In 2025, 373 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
π Rank History
Ramona has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #117, in 1928. In 2025 it ranked #733.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #733 |
| Best rank | #117 (1928) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #212 in the 1950s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Ramona alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ramona were born in California than in any other state: about 5,984 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ramona was given 5.5 times as often in New Mexico, 3 times in Arizona and 2.3 times in South Dakota.
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