# Rhonda (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/rhonda/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Welsh |
| Meaning | “pike”, “lance”, “good” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹɑndə/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 208,658 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 589 / 208,069 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 4, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Modern coinage explained as Welsh rhon (“pike, lance”) + da (“good”)

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 20 | 6,516 |
| 2012 | 33 | 4,468 |
| 2013 | 23 | 5,795 |
| 2014 | 32 | 4,532 |
| 2015 | 18 | 6,930 |
| 2016 | 24 | 5,576 |
| 2017 | 19 | 6,493 |
| 2018 | 21 | 5,968 |
| 2019 | 17 | 6,958 |
| 2020 | 12 | 8,846 |
| 2021 | 9 | 10,972 |
| 2022 | 18 | 6,659 |
| 2023 | 19 | 6,356 |
| 2024 | 8 | 11,947 |
| 2025 | 19 | 6,277 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 26 | 1,770 |
| 1972 | 16 | 2,400 |
| 1973 | 21 | 2,024 |
| 1974 | 13 | 2,911 |
| 1975 | 24 | 1,987 |
| 1976 | 11 | 3,434 |
| 1977 | 8 | 4,489 |
| 1978 | 5 | 6,560 |
| 1979 | 8 | 4,756 |
| 1980 | 6 | 6,082 |
| 1981 | 7 | 5,363 |
| 1982 | 5 | 7,143 |
| 1983 | 6 | 6,063 |
| 1984 | 7 | 5,457 |
| 1989 | 5 | 8,956 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4 | 3,174 |

## People named Rhonda

- Rhonda Fleming, American actress (1923–2020)
- Rhonda Byrne, Australian writer and producer
- Rhonda Jo Petty, American pornographic actress
- Rhonda Shear, American actress, television personality, and comedian
- Rhonda Vincent, American musician
- Rhonda Sing, Canadian professional wrestler (1961–2001)
- Rhonda Smith, Canadian bassist
- LaChanze, American actress, singer, and dancer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.