The first name Rona
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Short for Corona.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 7 girls were named Rona, making it the 3,333rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2018, with 16 births (#1,788).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Rona with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Rona at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 7 girls born in the United States were named Rona, the 13,195th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1966, when 153 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Rona
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Rona AmbroseCanadian politician, born 1969
Questions
- What does the name Rona mean?
- Short for Corona.
- How popular is the name Rona?
- In 2025, 7 girls born in England and Wales were named Rona, ranking 3,333rd. Its peak was 2018, with 16 births.
- Is Rona a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,444 US babies named Rona since 1880 were girls.
- When was Rona most popular?
- 1966 in the United States, when 153 babies were named Rona, its highest rank at 802nd.