Ramona
A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning wise protector; feminine form of Ramon.
How Ramona has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2016 | #950 |
| 2017 | #893 |
| 2018 | #841 |
| 2019 | #817 |
| 2020 | #806 |
| 2021 | #793 |
| 2022 | #794 |
| 2023 | #795 |
| 2024 | #772 |
| 2025 | #733 |
Ramona by the numbers
In 2025, 19 babies in England and Wales were named Ramona. In the US, 299 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 2,239 babies in 1928, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1930, about 1 in 830 American girls born that year was called Ramona.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ramona. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a protector
Like Ramona, each of these has a protector in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Parkerkeeper of the park; park ranger5,833 in the US (2017)
- Alexadefender of men; form of Alexandra3,888 in the US (2017)
- Alexisdefender, helper2,847 in the US (2017)
- Alexdefender, helper; short form of Alexander or Alexis2,766 in the US (2017)
- Alexandradefender of mankind2,592 in the US (2017)
- Alexandriadefender of mankind; a form of Alexander1,238 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean wisdom
Like Ramona, each of these has wisdom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Sophiawisdom14,848 in the US (2017)
- Sofiawisdom1,490 in England and Wales (2025)
- Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
- Quinndescendant of Conn; wise and intelligent4,467 in the US (2017)
- Sophiewisdom724 in England and Wales (2025)
- Athenagoddess of wisdom and warfare519 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Ramona
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