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Rhonda

girl name
Origin
Welsh
Syllables
2
Peak era
1950s/1960s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

from the River Rhondda, a Welsh place name

Rhonda in song

Help Me, Rhonda
The Beach Boys (1965)
A man asks another girl to get the last one out of his heart, and the Beach Boys turned that small sad idea into a number one single.

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1950s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Rhonda peaked in the 1950s and the 1960s in nearly equal measure.

When you meet Rhonda

Most people given the name Rhonda in the United States were born between 1950 and 1979. The Rhonda you meet today is most often in her 50s or 60s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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