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Ramona

Pronounced R AH0 M OW1 N AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 1928
  • 144 years in use
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How popular is Ramona?

Ramona is a girls' name, and first appears in 1881. It has been given to 70,745 children — the 448th most common girls' name on record.

It peaked in 1928, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1928, when 2,239 children were given it.

06251,2501,8752,50018901920195019802010
1928Girls: 2,239Boys: 12

Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
R AH0 M OW1 N AH0
Stress pattern:
010
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Ramona

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Ramona

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Ramona?
Ramona ranks 448th among girls' names in US records, with 70,745 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,266.
Is Ramona a unisex name?
No. Ramona is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Ramona most popular?
1928, when 2,239 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.