Ramona

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Ramona is usually a feminine given name, the feminine form of Ramon and Raymond, meaning "wise protector". Today, it is used in Spain, Romania, the Republic of Moldova, Italy, and Portugal, and in some countries of Latin America and North America.

From Wikipedia

Ramona first appears in the data in 1881 and has been recorded in 142 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1928 with 2,239 babies (rank #117 that year). In 2024 it was given to 364 girls (rank #772). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Ramona

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ramona yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

70,745

Total babies (all years)

142

Years in the data

2,239

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Ramona

Ramona Bachmannassociation football player · b. 1990

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1881	7	#732
1882	6	#884
1883	7	#807
1884	6	#1,004
1887	9	#841
1888	12	#786
1889	8	#1,013
1890	12	#817
1891	11	#878
1892	19	#680
1893	19	#684
1894	18	#716
1895	29	#561
1896	27	#608
1897	24	#641
1898	33	#570
1899	40	#466
1900	29	#673
1901	26	#624
1902	44	#475
1903	35	#554
1904	45	#492
1905	53	#472
1906	65	#426
1907	71	#426
1908	70	#433
1909	53	#519
1910	84	#436
1911	81	#458
1912	132	#403
1913	196	#349
1914	207	#369
1915	231	#396
1916	278	#374
1917	296	#366
1918	358	#345
1919	344	#346
1920	374	#339
1921	391	#335
1922	339	#358
1923	390	#330
1924	429	#324
1925	450	#313
1926	466	#309
1927	566	#277
1928	2,239	#117
1929	2,036	#120
1930	1,410	#149
1931	1,130	#164
1932	1,048	#180
1933	952	#180
1934	929	#193
1935	885	#197
1936	859	#197
1937	1,018	#188
1938	1,001	#190
1939	886	#200
1940	840	#210
1941	786	#221
1942	756	#248
1943	795	#240
1944	676	#266
1945	650	#267
1946	723	#269
1947	869	#251
1948	831	#269
1949	877	#256
1950	1,036	#235
1951	1,115	#230
1952	1,228	#224
1953	1,455	#205
1954	1,610	#195
1955	1,646	#196
1956	1,644	#199
1957	1,716	#202
1958	1,553	#209
1959	1,647	#205
1960	1,555	#214
1961	1,630	#212
1962	1,520	#218
1963	1,434	#230
1964	1,348	#237
1965	1,269	#243
1966	1,146	#248
1967	1,016	#266
1968	1,040	#259
1969	968	#289
1970	914	#310
1971	821	#322
1972	687	#334
1973	598	#355
1974	519	#393
1975	509	#401
1976	437	#445
1977	519	#400
1978	387	#500
1979	393	#505
1980	317	#580
1981	306	#604
1982	284	#635
1983	267	#645
1984	199	#801
1985	215	#782
1986	189	#878
1987	210	#835
1988	201	#879
1989	163	#1,050
1990	138	#1,222
1991	149	#1,180
1992	153	#1,152
1993	107	#1,493
1994	124	#1,353
1995	110	#1,462
1996	100	#1,575
1997	72	#1,998
1998	70	#2,099
1999	92	#1,752
2000	78	#2,101
2001	78	#2,123
2002	78	#2,157
2003	82	#2,140
2004	76	#2,307
2005	88	#2,118
2006	82	#2,323
2007	95	#2,129
2008	116	#1,851
2009	108	#1,942
2010	126	#1,684
2011	175	#1,332
2012	200	#1,218
2013	199	#1,204
2014	237	#1,083
2015	245	#1,076
2016	288	#952
2017	303	#892
2018	323	#841
2019	335	#817
2020	337	#804
2021	356	#795
2022	360	#788
2023	355	#794
2024	364	#772