How Many People Are Named Rhona?
An estimated 1,055 people in the United States have the first name Rhona. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Rhona peaked in popularity in 1951 with 89 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rhona 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 Rhona paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,055
About 1 in 324,886 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1951
89 births
Total Registered
1,687
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rhona
Rhona is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,687 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rhona as a female name
Ranked #14,754 in 2020
6 female births in 2020
Peak: 1951 (89 births)
Rhona: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rhona span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 516 babies were registered. Rhona has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rhona by Decade
How has Rhona 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.
Rhona by State
Birth registrations for Rhona span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in Ohio, Illinois, New Jersey. On average, about 54 Rhonas were registered per state.
Rhona + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rhona as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rhona: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rhona?
We estimate approximately 1,055 people named Rhona 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 324,886 Americans share this first name.
Is Rhona a common name?
Rhona is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,687 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rhona most popular?
Rhona reached peak popularity in 1951, when 89 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rhona is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rhona a female name?
Rhona is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rhona Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rhona Smith, Rhona Johnson, Rhona 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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