Rona
Rona is a name. It may refer to:
- English
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Rona
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rona is a name. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Hebrew
The Story of Rona
American parents first put Rona on the record books as a baby girl name in 1896, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1966, when 153 Ronas were born — ranking #800 that year. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Ronas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5K Ronas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Rona
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Rona. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Rona
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About the name Rona
Rona is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1896 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Rona's peak popularity came in 1966 when it ranked #800. Use the chart and map above to compare Rona's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.