How Many People Are Named Ramona?
An estimated 39,851 people in the United States have the first name Ramona. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Ramona peaked in popularity in 1928 with 2,251 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ramona as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ramona paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Ramona is overwhelmingly female, 249 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
39,851
About 1 in 8,601 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1928
2,251 births
Total Registered
70,745
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ramona
Ramona is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 70,745 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Ramona as a male name
Ranked #6,757 in 1987
6 male births in 1987
Peak: 1929 (14 births)
Ramona as a female name
Ranked #772 in 2024
364 female births in 2024
Peak: 1928 (2,239 births)
Ramona: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ramona span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 14,687 babies were registered. Ramona has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ramona by Decade
How has Ramona tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 55 | 0 | 55 | |
| 1890s | 232 | 0 | 232 | |
| 1900s | 491 | 0 | 491 | |
| 1910s | 2,212 | 5 | 2,207 | |
| 1920s | 7,716 | 36 | 7,680 | |
| 1930s | 10,170 | 52 | 10,118 | |
| 1940s | 7,821 | 18 | 7,803 | |
| 1950s | 14,687 | 37 | 14,650 | |
| 1960s | 12,980 | 54 | 12,926 | |
| 1970s | 5,815 | 31 | 5,784 | |
| 1980s | 2,367 | 16 | 2,351 | |
| 1990s | 1,115 | 0 | 1,115 | |
| 2000s | 881 | 0 | 881 | |
| 2010s | 2,431 | 0 | 2,431 | |
| 2020s | 1,772 | 0 | 1,772 | |
Ramona by State
Birth registrations for Ramona span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Delaware, Rhode Island, New Hampshire. On average, about 1,284 Ramonas were registered per state.
Ramona + Last Name Combinations
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Ramona: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ramona?
We estimate approximately 39,851 people named Ramona are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 8,601 Americans share this first name.
Is Ramona a common name?
Ramona is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 70,745 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ramona most popular?
Ramona reached peak popularity in 1928, when 2,251 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ramona is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ramona a female name?
Ramona is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ramona Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ramona Smith, Ramona Johnson, Ramona Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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