Vonda
Vonda is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Vonda Kay Van Dyke, crowned the 1965 Miss America on September 13, 1964 Vonda N. McIntyre (1948–2019), American science fiction author Vonda Phelps, American child stage actress and dancer in the 1920s Vonda Shepard, American pop/rock singer Vonda Ward, American female boxer and NCAA basketball player
- English
Meaning & Origin of Vonda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vonda is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Vonda Kay Van Dyke, crowned the 1965 Miss America on September 13, 1964 Vonda N. McIntyre (1948–2019), American science fiction author Vonda Phelps, American child stage actress and dancer in the 1920s Vonda Shepard, American pop/rock singer Vonda Ward, American female boxer and NCAA basketball player
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Vonda
Vonda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1899, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1965, when 1,093 Vondas were born — ranking #261 that year. As of 2026, Vonda ranks #17,501 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 10K Vondas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Vonda
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About the name Vonda
Vonda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1899 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Vonda's peak popularity came in 1965 when it ranked #261. Use the chart and map above to compare Vonda'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 .
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