Is Rhona a boy or girl name?

Rhona is a girl’s name. Of the 1,687 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Rhona

Recorded 1915–2020 · United States

Rhona was most popular in 1951, when 89 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,667 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,687 people named Rhona.

Rhona over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rhona’s peak in 1951. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rhona a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rhona is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,687 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Rhona

Where Rhona is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org